OAS Committees
Empowering Youth to Tackle Human Rights, Migration, and Healthcare Challenges
OAS (Organization of American States) Committees, directed by Alejandra L. is an arrangement of committees where you will be able to debate on conflicts that affect American countries, such as Human Rights Protections in the Americas, the lack of accessibility to healthcare, migration, among other topics.
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Special Mission to Mexico (Middle School):
The Special Mission to Mexico is a committee where you will be able to address the preoccupying situation of women who have disappeared due to the mere fact of being women. This pressing issue demands our attention, and through meaningful debate and diplomacy, you can work together to create real solutions.
IACHR (High School):
Known as The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, this committee seeks to strengthen the Human Rights of people living in countries which have political conflicts. At this committee, you will be able to engage with critical issues, advocate for vulnerable populations, and drive real change.
Summit of the Americas (Middle/High School):
This committee tries to find solutions to strengthen the Regional Response to the Migration Crisis in the Americas. This committee offers the opportunity to tackle one of the region’s most urgent challenges: the migration crisis. This committee offers the chance to help to shape the future of migration in the Americas
Juridical and Political Affairs (Middle/High School):
The Juridical and Political Affairs committee possess the challenge to explore how mass deportations in the Americas (specifically between US and El Salvador) affect regional stability, human rights, and international laws.
PAHO (Middle School):
Also known as the Pan American Health Organization, this committee seeks to fight against the lack of accessibility to healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean. Millions still face barriers to basic medical services, therefore, this committee is focused on dealing with this absence of medical services.
-Written by Iñaki