Argentina Soccer
Background Notes Archive - International Organizations
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBACKGROUND NOTES: ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATESPUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSNOVEMBER 1994Official Name: Organization of American StatesPROFILEHeadquarters: Washington, DC.Established: April 14, 1890, as the International Union of American Republics. Became the Pan American Union in 1910, then the Organization of American States in 1948 with the adoption of the OAS Charter in Bogota, Colombia.Purposes: To strengthen peace and security in the hemisphere, promote representative democracy, ensure the peaceful settlement of disputes among members, provide for common action in the event of aggression, and promote economic, social, and cultural development.Members: 35--Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba(1), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, P ... [Read More]
Background Notes: OAS
Background Notes: OASPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Sep 15, 19919/15/91Category: Country DataRegion: South America, Central America, Caribbean, North AmericaSubject: Travel, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics, OAS, Human Rights, Terrorism, Narcotics, Democratization, Environment[TEXT]September 1991Official Name: Organization of American StatesPROFILEHeadquarters: Washington, DC.Established: April 14, 1890, as the "Internat ... [Read More]
Report on Global Anti-Semitism
January 5, 2005 Executive Summary I. Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries. Taken to its most far-reaching and violent extreme, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews and the suffering of countless others. Subtler, less vile forms of anti-Semitism have disrupted lives, decimated religious communities, created social and political cleavages, and complicated relations between countries as well as the work of international organizations. For an increasingly interdependent world, anti-Semitism is an intolerable burden. The increasing frequency and severity of anti-Semitic incidents since the start of the 21st century, particularly in Europe, has compelled the international com ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
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US Department Of State Post Report
Five-a-side soccer is currently the most popular sport among Uruguayans. Embassy employees, Uruguayan and American alike, participate in informal league play. ... Uruguay’s national pastime is soccer, locally called football (“futbol”). Teams enjoy fanatical support, especially evident when the two best clubs, Nacional and Penarol, play each other. Montevideo’s Centenario Stadium holds about 70,000 people and games are frequent. Tickets are reasonably priced. ... [Read More]
E) South America
Domestic Programs (Demand Reduction). During 2002 the USG continued to support the GOB’s initiatives to upgrade its efforts in demand reduction. The Vice Ministry for Prevention and Rehabilitation undertook several joint projects with the USG, including: expanding professional training and certification to drug counselors; beginning a youth soccer league to promote drug awareness and offer safe and healthful after-school activities; beginning a drug awareness and drug information center; establishing a toll-free 24-hour drug hotline; and, establishing a mobile drug information unit. ... [Read More]
"It's Academic" Special Edition
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E) South America
Domestic Programs (Demand Reduction). During 2001, the USG supported a GOB initiative to upgrade its efforts in demand reduction. The Vice Ministry for Prevention and Rehabilitation undertook several joint projects with the USG including: expanding professional training and certification to drug counselors, beginning a youth soccer league to promote drug awareness and offer safe and healthful after-school activities, beginning a drug awareness and drug information center, establishing a toll-free 24-hour drug hotline, and establishing a mobile drug information unit to provide services to small, remote communities. ... [Read More]
Argentina
NGOs and church sources indicated that child abuse and prostitution increased, although no corroborating statistics were available. A 2000 UNICEF report stated that sexual exploitation of children was widespread due to police inefficiency and lack of judicial intervention. The children involved usually worked in the same institutions as adults. The National Council for Childhood, Adolescence, and the Family has developed an Action Plan, together with the Attorney General, the Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights, the National Council of Women, and UNICEF, on the elimination of child prostitution.The country's economic crisis disproportionately affected children. Almost 3 out of 4 children under age 12 lived under the official poverty line. Nearly 40 percent of children were considered indigent, as their families did not earn enough to meet their basic food necessities. According to the Center for Studies on Infant Nutrition, malnutrition ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The most popular spectator sport is football (soccer), played year round at every level from sandlot to professional at many stadiums in the city. Horseracing tracks are located in Palermo and suburban San Isidro and nearby La Plata. Rugby, car racing, and boxing and wrestling at the Luna Park Stadium are also popular. ... Buenos Aires has a wide range of radio programming on both AM and FM, featuring talk, music, news, and sports (particularly soccer). Radio Mitre, Radio De la Plata, Radio Continental, Radio America, and the government-owned Radio Nacional are the most popular stations in Buenos Aires. ... [Read More]
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