Results of the mandate classification exercise

751 mandates

Mandates considered in the classification exercise, by committee and CIDI

751 mandates

Mandates considered in the classification exercise by committee and CIDI, by year

751 mandates

Results of the classification exercise

Results of the classification exercise, by committee and CIDI

751 mandates

Classification of CAAP mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

2002 0 0 0 1 1 0.1%

2007 6 27 22 1 56 7.5%2008 4 22 7 3 36 4.8%2009 2 47 12 2 63 8.4%2010 5 43 16 0 64 8.5%2011 14 53 25 8 100 13.3%2012 26 117 37 3 183 24.4%2013 22 165 54 7 248 33.0%

TOTAL 79 474 173 25 751 100.0%

CATEGORYYEAR TOTAL %

Classification of CAAP mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

Training and Resource Allocation 3 15 0 18Development of Strategies 4 10 4 0 18Indirect Mandate 3 5 2 0 10Other 2 2 0 4Human Resource Policies 1 1 5 0 7Reporting 2 12 0 14Review of the General Standards 2 0 2

TOTAL 10 23 40 0 73

CATEGORYTOTALTOPIC

Classification of CAJP mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

Support to Member States 0 6 0 0 6

Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System(IAHRS)

5 7 1 013

Inter-American Instruments, Mechanisms, and ProgramsUnder the purview of the CAJP

13 66 18 097

Organs, Agencies, and Entities of the OAS whose annual reportsare considered by the CAJP

4 11 4 019

Promotion of International Law 0 11 0 0 11

Promotion and protection of human rights 2 39 3 0 44

TOTAL 24 140 26 0 190

CATEGORYTOTALTOPIC

Classification of CIDI mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

A. Science and Technology 2 6 2 0 10B. Cooperation 0 12 8 0 20C. Culture 1 8 2 2 13D. Economic Development 1 6 1 0 8E. Social Dev. & Employment 1 16 2 0 19F. Sustainable Development 2 15 15 0 32G. Education 1 26 5 1 33H. Strengthening of CIDI 1 7 7 0 15J. Migration 2 11 3 0 16K. Ports 0 1 0 0 1L. Tourism 5 3 1 0 9M. Democracy 0 4 0 0 4

TOTAL 16 115 46 3 180

TOPICCATEGORY

TOTAL

Classification of CISC mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

Certain mandates of the Summits of the Americas process thatrefer to activities carried out by the OAS 1 2 1 0 4

Declaration of Recife 0 3 0 0 3

Mandates of the Summits of the Americas process for the OAS 0 1 0 0 1

Summits of the Americas Process 0 30 1 0 31

Civil Society 0 6 0 0 6

TOTAL 1 42 2 0 45

TOTALTOPICCATEGORY

Classification of CSH mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

Activities of the Committee on Hemispheric Security and Member States1 1 0 0 2

Support for Central American Security Strategy 1 0 0 0 1Support for implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in the hemisphere 0 2 0 0 2

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) 0 7 6 6 19

Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) 2 3 0 0 5Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and TraffickingIn Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA) 2 4 7 1 14Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons

Acquisitions (CITAAC) 0 3 7 1 11Declaration of San Salvador on citizen security in theAmericas 1 4 0 0 5

Disarmament and nonproliferation in the Hemisphere 0 1 1 0 2Execution of the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational OrganizedCrime and strengthening of hemispheric cooperation

0 4 4 1 9

Hemispheric Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons 2 7 4 0 13

Confidence- and security-building in the Americas 0 4 3 0 7Future of the mission and functions of the instruments and componentsof the inter-American defense system 0 1 0 0 1

Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) 0 9 3 1 13

The Americas as an anti-personnel landmine-free zone 0 0 1 1 2

Other topics 0 1 1 1 3Special security concerns of the small island states of the Caribbean

4 9 1 2 16

Follow-up and Reporting 0 1 0 0 1

TOTAL 13 61 38 14 126

TOPICCATEGORY

TOTAL

Classification of General Committee mandates, by topic

A B C OTHER

Support for greater interregional cooperation with the African Union 0 0 1 0 1Support for sustainable socio-economic development and political stabilityIn Haiti 0 9 1 0 10Support for the strengthening of democratic institutions andsocio-economic development in Haiti 0 3 0 3

Inter-American Telecommunication Commission 0 15 4 2 21Coordination of Volunteers in the Hemisphere for Disaster Response and the fight against hunger and poverty – White HelmetsInitiative 0 1 1 0 2

Women’s rights and gender equity and equality (CIM) 0 0 2 0 2Women’s rights and gender equity and equality (Appointment of women to senior executive posts in the OAS) 0 2 0 2

Women’s rights and gender equity and equality (MESECVI) 0 3 2 0 5

Women’s rights and gender equity and equality (IAP) 1 7 2 0 10

Human rights and climate change in the Americas 1 0 0 1Core themes of the Sixth Summit of the Americas 7 0 1 8

Fund for Peace 0 1 1 0 2

Simón Bolívar humanitarian task force 0 1 0 1

Youth in the Americas 2 9 0 11

Free trade and investment in the Hemisphere 0 0 1 0 1Existing mechanisms on disaster prevention and response

0 1 0 1

Modernization and use of electoral technologies in the Hemisphere 0 16 0 0 16Prevention and eradication of sexual exploitation and smuggling of and trafficking in children 0 0 2 0 2

Inter-American Judicial Facilitators Program 0 1 0 1

Promotion and strengthening of democracy 2 10 1 1 14

Consumer protection 0 11 2 0 13

TOTAL 13 90 20 4 127

TOPICCATEGORY

TOTAL

Action to be taken

• The Permanent Council takes note of the conclusion of the mandate classification exercise and its result.

• Updating of the Mandates Data Base (including the Asunción, Paraguay, mandates and elimination of obsolete or duplicated mandates)

• Option “A” - during the period July-September PC and CIDI committees carry out the updating exercise.

• Option “B” - during the period July - August the CAAP carries out the updating exercise and sends it to the committees and to CIDI for approval.

• Based on strategic objectives adopted by the special Assembly in September, conclude the prioritization exercise using the methodology approved by the PC at the proposal of the CAAP.