Resolución Nº 1151/20 del Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos

• Resolution Number: 1151/20
• Date: 17 April 2020

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CP/RES. 1151 (2280/20)

17 April 2020

Original Spanish

CP/RES. 1151 (2280/20)

THE OAS RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC1/

(Adopted by the Permanent Council at its virtual special meeting of April 16 2020)

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

EXPRESSING solidarity with and condolences to everyone in the Americas who is suffering the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those who have contracted the disease, those whose livelihoods have been affected by the crisis, and the families of those who have died of the disease;

VOICING its profound concern at the unprecedented impact of the pandemic on the societies and economies of the Americas, which has particularly affected health care systems, the productive, financial and service sectors, transport, logistics, trade, and multidimensional security;

EXPRESSING its profound gratitude and deep admiration for the key role of frontline health care workers, doctors, nurses, scientists and researchers, civil protection authorities, caregivers, as well as all essential personnel who are working in difficult and challenging circumstances, and stressing the need for adequate protection and support that these groups need to carry out their functions in the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic;

EMPHASIZING that hemispheric solidarity and joint, coordinated action and cooperation can help slow and prevent the spread of COVID-19 and contribute to regional response and recovery efforts;

RECOGNIZING that the most vulnerable, especially those living in poverty and extreme poverty, are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, as well as the importance of considering differentiated approaches for all vulnerable populations and the need to address the increase of gender-based and other forms of domestic violence;

STRESSING that a comprehensive response to the pandemic depends upon access to required knowledge, freely accessible or sufficiently affordable for all affected societies, and that availability, accessibility, acceptability, and affordability of health products of assured quality will be important to tackling the pandemic;

ACKNOWLEDGING efforts to facilitate favorable credit conditions, alleviate fiscal challenges, and provide member states with the necessary financial capacity to deal with the pandemic and ensure resources for economic reactivation, bearing in...