No more drug war in Latin America? Report explores new ways to fight drugs

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In the global fight against drug trafficking, it’s high time countries experiment with “nontraditional” approaches.

That’s the advice given to the United States and Latin America in a sweeping new report by the Organization of American States on the region's drug problem. The 190-page document explores a range of potential pathways for dealing with the illicit drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the United Nations drug convention, and smarter policing.

http://news.yahoo.com/no-more-drug-w...201049589.html

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Organization of American States
Democracy for peace, security, and development

http://www.oas.org/en/default.asp

Organization of American States

The Organization of American States (Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos, French: Organisation des États américains), or the OAS, is a regional international organization founded on 30 April 1948 for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States,[1] the OAS's members are the 35 independent states of the Americas.

Since 26 May 2005, the Secretary General of OAS has been José Miguel Insulza

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiz...merican_States

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Just thought I would add....

http://www.oas.org/OASpage/eng/Docum...ic_Charter.htm

that resolution AG/RES. 1080 (XXI-O/91) therefore established a mechanism for collective action in the case of a sudden or irregular interruption of the democratic political institutional process or of the legitimate exercise of power by the democratically-elected government in any of the Organization's member states, thereby fulfilling a long-standing aspiration of the Hemisphere to be able to respond rapidly and collectively in defense of democracy;

Remember what happened in Paraguay last spring or what happened in Africa?

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Looking around this site and the resolutions North America has approved over the years. Things like why there were election observers or even a hints on why health care has been a big issue and rumbling around just under the surface for many years.

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African Union celebrates 50th year since founding, leaders to map out socio-economic gains



http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05...test+-+Text%29

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OAS holding meetings this week

Kerry to push for OAS reform, broad debate on drug policy

http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-push-oas...9RxloAeO_QtDMD

Kerry calling for major changes in 35-nation OAS

http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-calling-...9RxloAZu_QtDMD

Kerry explores improvement in badly strained US relations with Venezuela

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06...#ixzz2VMdmpotv

At a time ....
Venezuela’s Latest Scandal Shows Signs the Regime Chávez Built Is Falling Apart


And Venezuela has been forced to put food rationing into practice.

http://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/fo...ad.php?t=41609

Side note?
OAS is also working on...
April 2013
The Department of International Law initiates collaboration with the United Nations and other Organizations on Secured Transactions Reform
http://www.oas.org/en/sla/dil/newsle...r-17-2013.html
with the rest of the world