The Chairmanship of the Everlasting Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) has been assumed by the Bahamas as Chet Neymour takes up the place of the Everlasting Consultant of The Bahamas to the OAS.
He’ll occupy the place from April 1 to June 30, 2024, after having taken over from the consultant of Argentina. The Chair of the Everlasting Council rotates on a three-monthly foundation amongst member states in alphabetical order.
Neymour gave his two cents on the handing over ceremony and stated the next, “Right now, as The Bahamas takes the mantle of management, we reaffirm our dedication to multilateralism, to the OAS, and maintain agency in our perception that the Everlasting Council of this Organisation is the Board of Administrators.”
“As such, it’s incumbent upon this council to behave accordingly with deliberation and with a transparent technique and collective resolve.”
Frederick Mitchel, the Overseas Minister expressed his pleasure with the appointment of the consultant from the Bahamas to the Chairman’s workplace.
Mitchel additionally stated, “The Bahamas takes nice satisfaction in assuming the chairmanship of Everlasting Council of the OAS for the subsequent three months.”
“In the course of the Bahamas’ chairmanship, we are going to prioritise the next. First the promotion of local weather motion via discussing and advancing actionable mandates on catastrophe threat discount, built-in water administration, public sector capability constructing and local weather good expertise coaching.
Secondly, reform of the worldwide monetary structure via facilitating dialogue on challenges going through member states resembling entry to ample and inexpensive improvement finance.”
Argentina and Guyana have been beneficial for the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair respectively. They are going to be anticipated to satisfy their tenure in accordance with the phrases of their appointment.
One of many major targets underlined by the Bahamas with reference to this appointment is pushing the worldwide group to make sure that the situation in Haiti could be stabilized because it has been affecting the area considerably and has led to lots of the nation’s residents struggling needlessly.
The Everlasting Consultant of Grenada, Tarlie Francis, is anticipated to function the Vice Chair from April to June, which implies that the Caribbean area could have twin illustration within the higher echelons of the OAS.
