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Dialogue between the Heads of Delegation, the OAS Secretary General and the Heads of Delegation of the Permanent Observer Countries
at the XXXVII Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Panama City,  June 3-5, 2007:

PLEDGES ANNOUNCED

Spain: US$8,775,000 =
$4,730,000 – For policy oriented activities in the areas of democracy, human rights, electoral observation missions, fight against terrorism, and support to the peace process in Colombia.
$4,000,000 for cooperation programs, integral development, demining and reconstruction of Haiti.

France: US$ = 170,000
$50,000 – CICAD (Counternarcotics)
$120,000 – CIDH (Human Rights Haiti), CIDH (Freedom of Expression), CICTE (Terrorism), Indigenous Declaration, CIM (Women’s Issues), FONDEM (Natural Disasters), Lecture Series of the Americas

Sweden: US$5 million (2007 total)

Norway: US$2.0 million (2007 total)
Strengthening of Democracy
Human Rights
Good Governance
Electoral Reform
Electoral Observation Mission Guatemala
Strengthening Political Parties
Conflict Prevention through Dialogue

China: US$123,000
$33,000 – CIM – Seminar on Violence Against Women
$15,000 – Art Museum of the Americas
$75,000 – Other projects to be determined

Turkey: US$100,000
Fund for Peace: Peaceful Settlement of Territorial Disputes; Belize/Guatemala Sub-fund

Netherlands: 3 million euros
OAS Mission to support the peace process in Colombia (MAPP OAS)

Korea: US$30,000
$30,000: Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
Fellowships in E-Trade

Japan: US$86,000
Electoral Observation Mission- Guatemala

Austria: US$60,000
Sustainable Fresh Water Management Project 

Israel: US$1 million over three years (in-kind contribution in the form of training and experts)
Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)

Germany: 500,000 euros
OAS Activities in support of indigenous peoples in the Americas

Greece: US$30,000
Strengthening of Democracy, Human Rights and the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons

Italy: over 243,000 euros
more than 50,000 - Support to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in its work on Colombia
about 24,000 - Freedom of expression in the Americas
over 20,000 - Promoting and protecting human rights in Central America
over 21,000 - Action Against Antipersonnel Mines Program (AICMA) - Humanitarian Demining in Nicaragua
14,000 - Action Against Antipersonnel Mines Program (AICMA) - Humanitarian Demining in Ecuador-Peru
14,000 - Action Against Antipersonnel Mines Program (AICMA) - Humanitarian Demining Group in Colombia
100,000 - Additional Humanitarian Demining programs

Thailand
Fellowships

Finland: US$300,000 total 2007