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MAPPING OF THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT (SEDI)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Positions financed from the Regular Fund: 1 Executive Secretary, 2 Chiefs of Section, 1 Specialist, 2 Administrative Officers
POLICY DIALOGUE
Political process Last meeting held and future meetings scheduled/announced
GENERAL
COORDINATION OF
MINISTERIALS, AND
CIDI SECRETARIAT AND
ITS ORGANS
CIDI and its organs
PARTNERSHIP
AUTHORITIES Special Meeting 2009 (COL), 2015
1/ (DR)
WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the departments, are taken from SEDI’s Work Plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate
YES -
NO
Source of funding
[Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends] PARTNERSHIP FOR
DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIP FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Partnership for
Development
Fund (PDF)
Partnership for
Development
Fund PDF)
Youth Parliament MERCOSUR YES PDF
Project on Intercultural Education for
Integral Development and Early
Childhood Care for Indigenous Children
of the Amazon
YES PDF
Preparing Students for 21st Century
Employment in the Eastern Caribbean
YES PDF
Program to Encourage Entry into
Engineering and Scientific-
Technological Careers and to Enhance
the Competencies of Graduates with
Respect to the Needs of MSMEs
YES PDF
Science and Engineering Transfer
Program for the Institutional
Strengthening of University Academic
Scientific Research and the Promotion of
Technology-based Enterprises
YES PDF
Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic, and
Hybrid- System, Growing for Caribbean
Schools and Model for Local Caribbean
Entrepreneurship
YES PDF
Strengthening National Metrology
Institutes in the Hemisphere, an essential
element in the development of National
Quality Infrastructure
YES PDF
Raising Awareness and Changing Public
Attitudes to Tourism
YES PDF
Creation and Implementation of Cultural
Satellite Accounts (CSA) in the
Countries of the Andean Community
YES PDF
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the departments, are taken from SEDI’s Work Plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate
YES -
NO
Source of funding
[Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends]
Youth Network of Creative Exchange
and Artistic Production
YES PDF
Craft Enhancement and Business
Planning Training to Support Human
Capacity Building in the Public and
Private Sectors
YES PDF
Network1/
CooperaNet YES EF (March 2015)
Canada
Training An online course will be offered to train
project team leaders on project
management and execution
YES PDF
Publications A publication is being developed that
systematizes the achievements made by
FEMCIDI-managed projects over the
past 10 years
YES PDF
PORTS:
GENERAL
COORDINATION OF
MINISTERIALS,
AND CIDI
SECRETARIAT AND
ITS ORGANS
Inter-American
Committee on
Ports (CIP)
2014 (OAS), Washington, DC, June 2014
20162/
(URU), Montevideo, Uruguay
Senior port
authorities of the
OAS member
states
National Port
Authorities
Cartagena Action Plan 2013-2016 and
the CECIP Work Plan. Event held in
2014: (1st Hemispheric Seminar on Port
Legislation)
Events to be held in 2015:
(Hemispheric conferences on: Cruise
Tourism and Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR); Sustainable Port
Management and Environmental
Protection, Venezuela; Logistics,
Innovation, and Competitiveness;
Corporate Social Responsibility and
Women in Ports; Sixteenth Meeting of
the CECIP).
* The CIP Secretariat
receives only
US$4,000 from the
OAS Regular Fund.
All CIP activities are
executed with the
annual membership
dues from member
countries, associated
members, as well as
with ongoing specific
funds.
PORTS Exchange of best
practices
Maritime Award of the Americas,
presented annually. The first was
bestowed in 2014.
YES
Network3/
Network and website for the Working YES
1. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
2. Proposed; the meetings have not yet been convened.
3. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the departments, are taken from SEDI’s Work Plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate
YES -
NO
Source of funding
[Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends] Group on a Caribbean Framework of
Security and Marine and Port Protection
Officials under the TAG on Port
Protection and Security; Synergies with
other SEDI-OAS departments.
Workshops Seminars on Port Protection
1st Workshop on Maritime Security
YES EF: US Mission/
Department of State
(Sept. 2014)
Training Ibero-American courses on:
Technology, Operations, and
Environmental Management; Port
Management
Master’s in Port Management and
Intermodal Transport (MgPt)
YES
Technical
assistance Study on: “Economic and
Competitiveness Gains from the
Adoption of Best Practices in
Intermodal Maritime and Road
Transport in the Americas: The TIR
System as an example of a best
practice.” Study conducted by Oxford
Economics.
Pilot program: Incentives for
Reducing Emissions from Ships in
Port.
Marine environment protection
campaign to raise awareness about
environmental conservation in
collaboration with the North
American Marine Environment
Protection Association (NAMEPA).
Surveys in the context of the TAG’s
activities on: The content of port
legislation in the Hemisphere; public
policies, legislation, and regulation;
environmental contingency plans;
sustainable port management and
environmental protection; dredging
companies; experts on ports and
cruise tourism; tourism, interior ports,
and waterways; and services to ships
and navigation control.
YES
EF: IRV (April
2015)
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Positions financed from the Regular Fund: 1 Director, 3 Chiefs of Section, 5 Specialists, 1 Administrative Officer
POLICY DIALOGUE
Political process Last meeting held and future meetings scheduled/announced
TOURISM Ministerial (Congress)
2014 (BAR),
2015 (PER), 20164/
(GUY)
Committee (CITUR) 2012 (OAS)
CULTURE Ministerial (Meeting) 2014 (HAI), 2016
1/ (BAR or PAY)
Committee (CIC) 2013 (OAS)
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Ministerial (Meeting) 2011 (PAN), 2015 (GUA)
Committee (COMCYT) 2013 (OAS)
4 Working Groups
SMES5/
High Level Meeting 2013 (BR), 2015 (OAS)
COMPETITIVENESS2
Inter-American
Competitiveness Forum 2014 (TT), 2015 (GUA)
WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-NO
(please specify the mandate if there is
one)
Source of funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External Funds (EF),
and, in parentheses, the year in
which external resource funding
ends) COMPETITIVENESS
, INNOVATION,
AND TECHNOLOGY
Competitiveness Network6/
Inter-American
Competitiveness Network
(RIAC): Group of Experts
on Subnational
Competitiveness (GTECS)
YES
RF
EF: Canada (2015);
counterpart funds from
strategic partners (IDB,
CAF, CABEI, SIECA,
ECLAC, UC Davis,
CONACYT-Mexico);
Member states -
Host/Chair: Trinidad
and Tobago (ACF
2014); United States
(ACE #1) and Mexico
(ACE #2)
Workshops Workshop for Caribbean
Competitiveness
Authorities with the
Compete Caribbean
Program – ACF
Meetings with Central
American competitiveness
authorities
Training The Americas
Competitiveness
Exchange on Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
4. Proposed; the meetings have not yet been convened.
5. This meeting is not held within the context of CIDI, hence the convening thereof and the preparatory process do
not adhere to CIDI’s Rules of Procedure and the documents do not have a CIDI classification.
6. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is impossible
to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such activities by
international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-NO
(please specify the
mandate if there is
one)
Source of funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External Funds (EF),
and, in parentheses, the year in
which external resource funding
ends) (ACE)
American Academy of
Technology Transfer and
Commercialization
Technical assistance Technical assistance
missions for the exchange
and adaptation of
successful practices
Publications Report on Signs of
Competitiveness in the
Americas (2012, 2013,
2014)
Technology and
Innovation
Network InnovaNet YES
RF
EF: Canada (2015);
PDF/OAS; counterpart
funds from strategic
partners (University of
Illinois; CONACYT-
Mexico; Ministry of
Science, Technology,
and Productive
Innovation – Argentina)
Working groups,
including in-person
and virtual
meetings/workshops
Working group projects
(COMCYT):
#1: Innovation indicators
#2: Mobility/ Engineering
Education in the Americas
#3: Quality Infrastructure
Council of the Americas
#4: Regional Collaboration
on Technology Transfer
and Technological
Development
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
Tourism Project Sustainable Destinations
Alliance for the Americas
(SDAA): 4 pilot
destinations
Projects funded under the
first programming cycle of
the Hemispheric Fund for
Tourism (FHT)
YES RF
EF: Canada (2015);
United States (2016);
FHT (Barbados, Belize,
Ecuador, El Salvador,
Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Trinidad and
Tobago); United States -
Host/Chair of
Ministerial: Barbados
(2014)
Network Small Tourism Enterprises
Network (STEN)
Inter-American Network of
Small Hotels
Training For tourism-related SMEs:
service quality and
competitiveness for
tourism security authorities
Culture Project Expanding the Socio-
Economic Potential of
Cultural Heritage in the
Caribbean (Phase II)
YES RF
EF: United States
(2016); Peoples
Republic of China
(2014); counterpart
funds from strategic
partners (IDB, British
Training Training for the
preservation of cultural
heritage resources
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-NO
(please specify the
mandate if there is
one)
Source of funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External Funds (EF),
and, in parentheses, the year in
which external resource funding
ends) Publication The Economic Impact of
the Creative Industries in
the Americas (in English)
Council); Member states
- Host/Chair of
Ministerial: Haiti (2014)
MSMEs, cooperatives,
and other productive
units
Project Strengthening of Micro,
Small, and Medium
Enterprises. Support
Institutions to Promote
Productivity, Innovation,
and Internationalization of
this Sector
Establishment of Small
Business Development
Centers (SBDC) in the
Caribbean
YES RF
EF: Canada (2015);
United States (Phase I,
2015); Peoples Republic
of China (2014);
counterpart funds from
strategic partners
(CENPROMYPE;
Caribbean Export);
Member states – Host
MSMEs Dialogue:
Brazil (2013)
Training Courses: Training of
advisors from centers that
support MSMEs; online
courses for MSMEs; New
Market Opportunities for
Micro, Small, and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs)
using Internet and Social
Media
High impact specialized
innovation, licensing, and
technology transfer
services for MSMEs
Trade and economic
development
Project Technical assistance
program on trade for
government officials
YES RF
EF: Canada (2015);
counterpart funds from
strategic partners
(WTO; IDB; Caribbean
Export)
Training Annual OAS-WTO-GWU
course on Multilateral and
Regional Trade Issues
Training for service
providers from the
CARICOM countries:
Taking advantage of the
Economic Partnership
Agreement with the
European Union and
participation in global
value chains
Information systems OAS Foreign Trade
Information System (SICE)
YES RF
EF: United States
(2014)
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(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-NO
(please specify the
mandate if there is
one)
Source of funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External Funds (EF),
and, in parentheses, the year in
which external resource funding
ends) Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
Project Corporate Social
Responsibility Program
(CSR)
YES EF: Canada (2015);
counterpart funds from
strategic partners:
(2014: Member states,
Embassy of Canada,
United States
Department of
Commerce, ECLAC,
local CSR
organizations, business
associations,
AMCHAM, and private
enterprises such as:
Scotiabank, Coast Eco
Timber, Boeing, Orosur
Mining, NH
Guadalajara)
Workshops Workshops on how to
implement CSR in SMEs
(2014: Honduras, Mexico,
Uruguay, Panama,
Colombia)
Training CSR awareness raising
workshops and dialogue
for parliamentarians (2014:
Mexico, Panama,
Argentina)
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas of Action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
Economic
Diversification and
Integration, Trade
Liberalization, and
Market Access
Providing support to member states, particularly smaller economies, focusing on
those trade capacity-building priorities identified by member states in their national
strategy plans that fall within the areas of expertise of the OAS in order to build each
member state’s capacity to benefit from trade and promote economic growth, job
creation, and poverty reduction
Providing support to the economic integration and trade processes at the
hemispheric, regional, subregional and/or bilateral levels, as agreed upon among our
respective authorities responsible for trade in the Hemisphere; and strengthening
horizontal and inter-institutional cooperation, including through the OAS-IDB-
ECLAC Tripartite Committee;
Providing support to member states aimed at promoting a dialogue with civil society
on trade and economic integration.
Promoting cooperation to support activities that enhance the competitiveness of
member states, particularly those with smaller economies, including a multilateral
policy dialogue on the issue of competitiveness and the promotion of public-private
partnerships.
Promoting and supporting actions to facilitate the participation of micro, small, and
medium-sized enterprises in domestic markets and international trade, and
coordinating efforts in this direction, when pertinent, with the World Bank, the IDB,
and other regional development banks; and supporting the SME Congress of the
Americas and encouraging wider participation in this initiative, stressing the
importance of opening new markets for the goods and services of small and
medium-sized enterprises (SME);
Continuing, through the Foreign Trade Information System (SICE), to provide trade
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas of Action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
and trade-related information to the Hemisphere through its Web page; and
continuing its contribution to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) by
maintaining the FTAA public Website and managing, as a member of the Tripartite
Committee, the Document Distribution Service (DDS).
Scientific
Development and the
Exchange and Transfer
of Technology
Strengthening the development of scientific, technological, and innovation capacities
in member states, particularly in connection with human capital development, in
fields such as engineering, metrology, science education, information technologies,
and communications.
Supporting the efforts of member states to formulate and apply policies, programs,
and projects aimed at advancing, strengthening, and using their scientific,
technological, and innovation capacities, taking into account the gender perspective.
Promoting the development, research, and application of frontier science and
technology in member states, inter alia, in the areas of biotechnology, material
sciences, nanotechnology, spatial digital image processing, and advanced
manufacturing processes.
Supporting ongoing dialogue with civil society organizations involved in science,
technology, engineering, and innovation, in order to facilitate their contribution for
the advancement and understanding of these areas in the member states.
Creating and strengthening specialized networks on science and technology, to
facilitate the generation and dissemination of new knowledge, technology transfer,
and experience sharing, as well as hemispheric and global cooperation; and
supporting the popularization of science in all its different aspects.
Sustainable
Development of
Tourism
Supporting member states in their efforts to develop a sustainable tourism sector,
particularly as they relate to the design and implementation of strategies beneficial to
the environment and to local communities, which emphasize quality, marketing, and
the creation of an enabling environment for the growth of the tourism industry,
particularly for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and other production
units.
Strengthening tourism product development especially for targeting niche markets
and adopting harmonized product standards which meet international market
requirements.
Supporting private and public human resource capacity-building through training,
and encouraging the use of information and communication technologies in the
development of the tourism industry.
Promoting the sustainable development of tourism in order to mitigate possible
negative environmental impacts, increasing public awareness of the importance of
maintaining the environmental balance of tourist sites, and fostering the
development of linkages between tourism and other economic sectors; particularly
through dialogue between the public and private sectors in supporting eco-tourism
and sustainable tourism.
Ensuring that disaster planning is also extended to the area of tourism, as part of the
Organization’s multisectoral approach to reducing the impact of natural and man-
Venezuela reiterates the content of its reservations to the FTAA formulated in the Declarations
and Plans of Action of the Summit of the Americas (paragraph 15 of the Declaration of Quebec
City and paragraph 6-A of the Plan of Action; and paragraph 12 of the Declaration of Nuevo
León), as well as in resolution AG/RES. 2014 (XXXIV-O/04), “Trade and Integration in the
Americas,” and previous resolutions with the same title.
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas of Action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
made disasters on member states, by developing mechanisms to prepare for and
recover from disasters affecting tourism infrastructure, particularly in small
economies, as well as ensuring visitor safety and security.
Culture
Supporting member states in their efforts to preserve, protect, manage, and promote
cultural heritage through cooperation and capacity-building to combat pillaging,
illicit trafficking, destruction, and unauthorized possession of cultural objects;
promoting educational public awareness campaigns; fostering international
partnerships among cultural heritage sites and agencies; and documenting and
promoting research on cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible.
Supporting member states in their efforts to strengthen the cultural content of their
educational programs, particularly those directed at young people, to assist in
developing cultural identity; promoting intercultural dialogue, creativity, and artistic
expression; and enhancing awareness and respect for cultural and linguistic
diversity.
Supporting job creation in the cultural sector through regional forums that address
the challenges and opportunities of artists, artisans, and cultural industries;
horizontal cooperation pilot projects aimed at developing management and
commercial skills in the culture sector; and programs and incentives to ensure an
environment in which creative expression and cultural industries may flourish.
Supporting member states in their efforts to build capacity to measure the social and
economic impact of cultural activity, and to gather, analyze and disseminate
information on culture through the exchange of information and practices in cultural
information systems, by supporting networks of cultural policymakers and of
persons involved in the area of culture and by serving as a bridge with specialized
organizations active in the field.
Fostering respect for cultural diversity, as well as promoting and preserving ethnic
and linguistic heritage and traditions.
Strengthening of
Democratic
Institutions
Promoting the use of technology, cooperation, and the sharing of information,
experiences, and best practices to facilitate public participation and transparency in
governmental decision-making processes.
Promoting policies, processes, and mechanisms, such as statements of personal net
worth by public officials, conducive to protecting the public interest.
Crosscutting themes
The partnership-for-development programs, projects, and activities (hereinafter,
“cooperation activities”) in the above-mentioned priority actions should incorporate,
to the extent possible, in their formulation, implementation, and evaluation, the
following: (a) civil society participation; (b) environmental considerations; (c) the
development of human resources; and (d) gender equality and equity.
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DEPARTAMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Positions financed from the Regular Fund: 1 Director, 3 Chiefs of Section, 2 Specialists, 1 Administrative Officer, 1 Assistant
POLICY DIALOGUE
Political process Last meeting held and future meetings scheduled/announced
Sustainable Development Ministerial 2010 (DR), 2015 (HON)
Committee (CIDS) 2014 (OAS) 20157/
(Two special preparatory meetings for the Ministerial)
WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate YES-
NO (please specify
the mandate if there is one)
Source of
funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY
Project Energy Efficiency Working Group of
the ECPA: Technical Assistance and
Collaboration with the Government of
Mexico
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Closed Loop Cycle Production in the
Americas
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Sustainable Energy Capacity Building
Initiative (SECBI) – Caribbean Region
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Network8/
Energy and Climate Partnership of the
Americas (ECPA)
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Workshops Regional workshops: Renewable
Energy and Climate Science:
Metrology and Technology Challenges;
policies to promote a sustainable
energy sector; Energy Efficiency
Trends in the Use of Fossil Fuels;
Development of Sustainable Energy
Projects: Experiences, Strategies, and
Implementation; on the energy impact
of expanding urban infrastructure.
ECPA Discussion Forums: "Impact of
Expanded Natural Gas Resources on
the Energy Future of the Americas;"
"Overview of Partners’ Engagement:
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
7. Announced; the meetings have not yet been convened.
8. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate YES-
NO (please specify
the mandate if there is one)
Source of
funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) Successful Strategies for
Collaboration;" "Energy and Climate
Change Education."
Workshop-Seminar: “Closed Loop
Cycle Production and Circular
Economy: An Innovative Vision of
Productivity;” web conference on
sources of funding for clean energy
projects.
Seminars: Strategies to Facilitate the
Transition to a Climate Resilient
Circular Economy; Seminar to Promote
Energy Efficiency in Haiti; Climate
Change Policy: Challenges and
Opportunities for the Americas;
Seminar on Innovation, Science, and
Technology for Energy-Efficient
Development: Green-Sustainable
Buildings.
Technical exchanges: Experiences in
the development and implementation of
energy efficiency programs;
strengthening the energy efficiency of
the residential sector.
Periodic meetings of the Working
Group on the Closed Looped Cycle
Production in the Americas Initiative.
Technical
assistance
Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) LAC
Regional Secretariat
YES EF 2015
Renewable
Energy and
Energy
Efficiency
Partnership
(REEEP)
Support for implementation of the US-
Brazil Biofuels Partnership
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Renewable Energy and Climate
Science for the Americas: Metrology
and Technology Challenges
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Publications Energy and Climate Partnership of the
Americas monthly news bulletin
YES EF 2015
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES,
Project Sustainable Communities in Central
America and the Caribbean, Phases
EF (2015 and
2016)
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate YES-
NO (please specify
the mandate if there is one)
Source of
funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) CLIMATE
CHANGE AND
DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
I and II
Mesoamerica 2020 Conservation
Initiative
ReefFix: Integrated Coastal Zone
Management
Migratory Routes in the Americas
Identifying Country Needs to
Enhance National Systems for
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Improve Hemispheric Coordination
and Cooperation
Information systems for decision
making for disaster mitigation and
preparedness: Community-centered
Early Warning Systems
EF (2015)
EF (2015)
EF (2016)
EF (2015)
EF (2015)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Network Western Hemisphere Migratory
Species Initiative (WHMSI)
Inter-American Biodiversity
Information Network (IABIN)
Inter-American Network for
Disaster Mitigation (INDM)
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
the Interior
(USDIN); United
States Fish and
Wildlife Service
(USFWS)
EF (2016)
International
Bank for
Reconstruction
and Development
(IBRD);
EF (2015)
Canadian
International
Development
Agency - CIDA
Workshops Workshop on the outcomes of the
iEnergy database
Workshop on Early Warning
Systems for Floods and Landslides
(Saint Lucia)
EF (2015)
Without funding
EF (2015)
China
Training Courses on Sustainable Cities
Training: Manual for the Design,
Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance of Community-
centered Flood Early Warning
Systems (Guatemala); online
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
EF (2015)
UN International
Strategy for
Disaster
Reduction
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate YES-
NO (please specify
the mandate if there is one)
Source of
funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) database for registering multi-
hazard early warning systems
(Guatemala)
(UN/ISDR);
People's Republic
of China;
Kazakhstan
Technical
assistance 10 subprojects under the
Sustainable Communities in Central
America and the Caribbean Project,
Phase II
ReefFix: Integrated Coastal Zone
Management
OAS/White Helmets Program:
Small-scale, community-level
disaster mitigation projects in the
Caribbean [terms, countries, and
scope to be determined]
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
EF (2015)
Principality of
Monaco; Mexico
EF (2015-
2016?)
Argentina
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW, POLICY,
AND
GOVERNANCE
Project Monitoring Progress of the
Environmental Cooperation Agenda in
the CAFTA-DR countries
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Project Web-based Communications and
Digital Media Support for
Environmental Cooperation
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Project Strengthening Public Participation
Mechanisms for Sustainable
Development and Economic Prosperity
in the Hemisphere
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Project Payment for environmental services
and climate change and variability in
the Andean/Amazon Region
EF (2015)
Finland
Project Establishment of a Secretariat for
Environmental Matters under the US-
Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
EF (2016)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Project OAS/CIDA Cooperation Program:
Capacity Building Program for Country
Officials for the Sustainable Use of
Natural Resources
EF (2015)
Canadian
International
Development
Agency - CIDA
Project Monitoring Progress of the Pathways to
Prosperity in the Americas Initiative
EF (2015)
United States
Department of
State (USDOS)
Project Strengthening Environmental
Legislation in Mexico
EF (2016)
Mexico
INTEGRATED
WATER
Project Partial execution of the Program for the
Development of the Satellite System
EF (2016)
Argentina
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(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism and
activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or
project
Mandate YES-
NO (please specify
the mandate if there is one)
Source of
funding (Regular
Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
AND WATER
SECURITY
and Earth Observation Applications
Project Sustainable Land Management in the
Transboundary Gran Chaco Americano
Ecosystem
EF (2015)
United Nations
Environment
Programme
(UNEP)/Global
Environment
Facility (GEF)
Project Program for the Sustainable
Management of La Plata Basin’s Water
Resources in terms of the effects of
variability and climate change
EF (2015)
United Nations
Environment
Programme
(UNEP)/Global
Environment
Facility (GEF)
Project Sustainable Management of the Rio
Bravo’s Water Resources
EF (2015)
United Nations
Environment
Programme
(UNEP)/Global
Environment
Facility (GEF)
Project Sustainable Development in the
Honduras – Guatemala Border Area
and Central American Lung – El
Merendón Cordillera, 2015-2019
period
EF (2019)
Honduras
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas for action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
Sustainable
Development and the
Environment
Supporting member states in their efforts to integrate environmental protection within
policies, regulations, and projects on natural resource management.
Strengthening the capability of member states to identify and mitigate the risks of
natural and man-made disasters in order to mainstream planning of both areas within
economic development policies, working at the sector-specific levels with the private
sector and civil society.
Supporting public-private collaboration in human resource capacity-building in the
sharing of scientific information, best environmental management practices,
regulatory standards, and enforcement issues, and encouraging the use of information
and communications technologies in support of sustainable development.
Promoting the development of sustainable energy policies and projects, in cooperation
with the private sector, in order to expand renewable energy, energy efficiency, and
energy security in the region.
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas for action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
Ensuring that sustainable development policies and projects help reduce poverty,
particularly in rural areas, identify and support new competitive and investment
opportunities, and create and sustain jobs and livelihoods.
Crosscutting themes
The partnership-for-development programs, projects, and activities (hereinafter,
“cooperation activities”) in the above-mentioned priority actions should incorporate,
to the extent possible, in their formulation, implementation, and evaluation, the
following: (a) civil society participation; (b) environmental considerations; (c) the
development of human resources; and (d) gender equality and equity.
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
Positions financed from the Regular Fund: 1 Director, 2 Chiefs of Section (1 for the Human Development and Education
Section/ 1 for the former Labor and Employment Section of the DHDEE), 42 (12 staff / 30 consultants)
POLICY DIALOGUE
Political process Last meeting held and future meetings scheduled/announced
Education Ministerial 2012 (SU), 2015 (PA)
Committee (CIE) 2014 (OAS)
Labor and Employment
(Department of Social
Inclusion)
Ministerial 2013 (CO), 2015 (MX)
2 Working Groups 2014 (BB), 2015 (CO)
WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-
NO (please
specify the mandate if there is
one)
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF) External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) ACCESS TO QUALITY
EDUCATION
Program OAS Academic
Scholarship Program
YES RF/EF (ongoing
contributions from
partners)
OAS Regular Fund
Program Partnerships Program
for Education and
Training (PAEC)
YES RF/EF (ongoing
contributions from
partners)
Belgium, UK, The
Netherlands,
Canada, USA,
China, Macedonia
Int’l Orgs &
Universities.
Program OAS Professional
Development
Scholarship Program
(PDSP)
YES RF/EF (ongoing
contributions from
partners)
Argentina, Brazil,
Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa
Rica, México,
Panama, Peru, USA,
Spain, Israel, and
Italy.
Program OAS Scholarship
Program for Haiti
YES RF/EF (2015)
China, Canada,
Haiti, France and
USA.
Network9 Inter-American Teacher YES EF (2015)
9. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-
NO (please
specify the
mandate if there is one)
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF) External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) Education Network
(ITEN)
Workshops Workshops within the
framework of the ITEN
YES EF (2015)
Training Training within the
framework of the ITEN
YES EF (2015)
Technical assistance Technical assistance and
horizontal cooperation
within the framework of
the ITEN
YES EF (2015)
Publications Publications within the
framework of the ITEN
YES EF (2015)
INNOVATION IN
EDUCATION
Program Educational Portal of the
Americas
YES RF/EF (ongoing
contributions from
partners)
No ongoing
contributions.
In 2015 Greece is
donating 30,000.
In 2014 China
donated 50,000 and
Turkey 68,000 for a
project to be
implemented in
2015 to strengthen
institutional
capacities of
universities in
Central America,
with components of
mixed and virtual
training through the
Portal.
Network Science, Technology,
Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM)
Education for
Development in the
Americas (EducaSTEM)
YES EF (2015)
No ongoing
contributions.
Turkey: $85,360.00
China: $21,340.00
Technical assistance Technical assistance and
horizontal cooperation
in the framework of
EducaSTEM
YES EF (2015)
No ongoing
contributions. Funds
mentioned on the
Network include
funding for this.
Initiative Virtual Educa YES Autonomous
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc127/14)
Strategic Objective Type of mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism,
program, or project
Mandate YES-
NO (please
specify the
mandate if there is one)
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF) External
Funds (EF), and, in
parentheses, the year in
which external resource
funding ends) Initiative mEducation Alliance YES Autonomous
LEO S. ROWE PAN
AMERICAN FUND
Program Leo S. Rowe Pan
American Fund Interest-
Free Loan Program
YES RF
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Area of Action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
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Education
Supporting member states’ efforts to achieve and evaluate educational equity
and quality at all levels of the education system, including through the
development of regional education indicators and by sharing consolidated
experiences to improve educational outcomes for the less advantaged and most
vulnerable groups, including strategies to combat school dropout and grade
repetition.
Strengthening the effectiveness of the teaching profession in member states,
promoting cooperation and sharing with respect to successful policies and
practices that help educational systems prepare, develop, recruit, and certify
high-quality teachers.
Supporting member states’ efforts to foster the development of a democratic
culture through education by implementing the Inter-American Program on
Education for Democratic Values and Practices.
Supporting member states’ efforts to prepare people for work, including
expanding and strengthening technical and professional training, and other
means to provide greater opportunities for people to acquire the knowledge and
skills that meet the demands of a constantly evolving labor market.
Supporting member states in developing effective policies and practices in
priority areas such as early childhood education, adult education, and lifelong
learning, including the appropriate use and adaptation of new technologies, and
online and distance courses and materials to support learning, as well as in
creating conditions to improve completion rates in secondary education.
Supporting the efforts of member states to reduce high levels of illiteracy so as
to ensure a democratic citizenry, facilitate decent work, fight against poverty
and achieve greater social inclusion for the entire population.
Crosscutting themes
The partnership-for-development programs, projects, and activities (hereinafter,
“cooperation activities”) in the above-mentioned priority actions should
incorporate, to the extent possible, in their formulation, implementation, and
evaluation, the following: (a) civil society participation; (b) environmental
considerations; (c) the development of human resources; and (d) gender equality
and equity.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION Positions financed from the Regular Fund: 1 Director, 3 Chiefs of Section, 4 Specialists (Total: 7)
POLICY DIALOGUE
Political process Last meeting held and future meetings scheduled/announced
LABOR Ministerial 2013 (COL), 2015 (MEX)
Working Groups (2) 2014 (BB), 2015 (COL)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Ministerial 2010 (COL), 201610/
(PAY)
Committee (CIDES) 2010 (OAS)
MIGRATION
Permanent Committee of
the CIDI11/
Committee on
Migration Issues (CAM)
Regular meetings at the OAS
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
Committee for the
Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination Against
Persons with Disabilities
(CEDDIS)
2014 (PAN/ARG), 2015 (PER/MEX)
OLDER PERSONS
Working Group on
Protecting the Human
Rights of Older Persons
(CAJP/GT/DHPM)
Regular meetings at the OAS (negotiations in the OAS
Permanent Council’s Committee on Juridical and Political
Affairs)
CONSUMER RIGHTS
Plenary meeting of the
Authorities
Management Committee
Working Group - SIAR
2014 (BRASILIA), 2015 (COLOMBIA)
2014 (3 meetings at OAS headquarters); 2015 (OAS
headquarters and Colombia)
2014 (OAS headquarters); 2015 (OAS headquarters)
WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends)
LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT (included in the former Department of Human
Development,
Education, and Employment)
Project * The RIAL is a project
Network12/
Inter-American Network for Labor
Administration (RIAL)
YES EF (voluntary
contributions fund –
there is no end date)
To February 2015, 16
countries have
10. Proposed; the meetings have not yet been convened.
11. A Permanent Committee of the CIDI differs from an inter-American committee. The former holds regular
meetings at OAS headquarters that are attended by representatives of the permanent missions, while the
objective of inter-American committees is to lend continuity to the dialogue on partnerships for development
in a given sector, follow up on mandates issued at a ministerial level, and identify multilateral cooperation
initiatives; these committees are comprised of political and technical authorities accredited by the
governments of each member state.
12. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) contributed to the
RIAL Voluntary
Contributions Fund,
with which its
activities are financed:
ARG, BH, BB, BZ,
BOL, BR, CAN, COL,
EC, JAM, MX, PAN,
PE, RD, TT, SUR.
Workshops RIAL workshop: “Social Dialogue for
Formalization” (2014 – BB)
RIPSO – RIAL Intersectoral Workshop on Social
Protection and Employment (2014 – MX)
Virtual RIAL workshop(s) on labor inspection
(2015)
YES EF (idem – RIAL)
Funded by a
contribution from the
German GIZ to
IASPN, by the
Government of
Mexico, by the CISS,
and a contribution of
RIAL.
Training N/A
Technical
assistance
2014 - 8 bilateral technical assistance missions
between Ministries of Labor, including ARG,
COL, CR, EC, GU, JAM, MX, PAN, PY, PE, SL
(topics: child labor, labor dispute settlement,
labor market information systems)
2015 – 8th
Call for Bilateral Technical
Assistance, selection and execution of 8 activities
YES EF (idem – RIAL)
Publications In 2014 and 2015: Biweekly news bulletins
(current information on labor administrations –
electronic)
2015:
Study on bilateral and multilateral agreements on
social security, in partnership with CISS
Publication on the 10 years of the RIAL
Publication on intersectoral coordination on
social protection and employment (RIPSO –
RIAL)
EF (idem – RIAL)
SOCIAL
INCLUSION (included in the former
Department of
Economic and Social Development)
Project Inter-American Social Protection Network
(RIPSO)
YES EF
Between 2009-2014
the main donor was
the United States
Department of State.
Other countries that
have financially
supported RIPSO’s
particular activities
are: Barbados, Belize,
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(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia,
Guatemala, Jamaica,
Mexico, Paraguay and
Uruguay.
Network13/
Inter-American Social Protection Network
(RIPSO)
YES RF (1 specialist)
EF (final phase 2011-
2014)
Workshops Partnerships for Financial Inclusion: A Catalyst
for Inclusive Growth (2014 – USA)
RIPSO – RIAL Intersectoral Workshop on Social
Protection and Employment (2014 – MX)
YES EF
United States
Department of State
(USDOS)
Funded by a
contribution from the
German GIZ to
IASPN, by the
Government of
Mexico, by the CISS,
and a contribution of
RIAL.
Training Second Edition of the Diploma on Social
Protection for the Americas
(2014 – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
First Edition of the Diploma on Social Protection
for the Caribbean
(2014 – University of West Indies)
YES EF
United States
Department of State
(USDOS)
Technical
assistance
Colombia’s Multidimensional Poverty Index:
From a multidimensional concept to a
multisectoral public policy
Participatory Gender Assessments
YES EF
United States
Department of State
(USDOS); Colombia;
and with the technical
support of OPHI
United States
Department of State
(USDOS); and
supported by
Guatemala, Paraguay
and Uruguay for the
implementation in
their countries.
13. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) Publications “5 Years Exchanging Experiences and
Expanding Opportunities” (English and Spanish)
(2014)
(SP)
http://redproteccionsocial.org/sites/default/files/ri
pso_5_esp_web.pdf
(ENG)
http://socialprotectionet.org/sites/default/files/rip
so_5_eng_web.pdf
“Multidimensional Poverty Indexes: Sharing
Experiences and Launching a Regional
Discussion” (English and Spanish) (2014)
(SP)
http://redproteccionsocial.org/sites/default/files/i
pm_libro_finalb.pdf
(ENG)
http://socialprotectionet.org/sites/default/files/mp
i_book_finalb_1.pdf
EF
United States
Department of State
(USDOS)
United States
Department of State
(USDOS)
MIGRATION (included in the former
Department of
Economic and Social Development)
Project Continuous Reporting System on International
Migration in the Americas – SICREMI
YES RF (specialists)
EF (2016)
Spain
Network14/
Network of National Correspondents – SICREMI EF (2016)
Spain and with the
contribution of each
participating country
with the general staff
time and resources
dedicated to the
development of the
national report:
Argentina, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Jamaica,
Mexico, Paraguay,
Panama, Peru,
Dominican Republic,
United States and
Uruguay
Workshops Annual Technical Workshops for SICREMI
Correspondents
EF (2016)
Spain
14. Networks are considered to be work mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons
learned. Studies are done and workshops for sharing experiences as well as technical assistance projects are
conducted in the framework of these networks. Each network has its own work dynamic and, thus, it is
impossible to generalize about the type of activities they engage in or the level of participation in such
activities by international organizations, civil society organizations, and other actors.
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) A third workshop was held in June 2014 and a
fourth will take place in the second half of 2015 –
date and location to be determined– as part of the
process for preparing the 2016 report.
Training N/A
Technical
assistance
Technical assistance for members of SICREMI’s
Network of Correspondents on organizing
migration-related data for the production of
national reports.
Technical assistance was given to correspondents
from May to November 2014 while the data for
the 2014 report was being prepared.
RF (specialists)
Publication The 2014 SICREMI report will be published and
launched in April 2015.
EF (2016)
Spain
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
Report on the
situation of
persons with
disabilities in
the
Hemisphere
- Request made to OAS member states for
national compliance reports regarding the
Inter-American Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS)
and the Program of Action for the Decade of
the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of
Persons with Disabilities (PAD). (March
2015)
- Support and technical assistance for states
for preparing their reports (April – August
2015)
- Evaluation of compliance reports and
preparation of conclusions to be submitted to
the OAS General Assembly
- Systemization of the information provided
by the member states in the Observatory on
Disability (August – November 2015)
YES EF (Voluntary
contributions from the
member states of the
Committee. Date of
execution of all the funds
as yet undetermined)
Colombia, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Peru,
Panama, and Chile
Technical
meetings
- Fourth Meeting of the Committee for the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS).
Panama, May 2014
- Fifth Special Meeting of CEDDIS. Buenos
Aires, October 2014
During these meetings, qualitative and
quantitative indicators were adopted that will
make up the format that is to be used for the
presentation of national CIADDIS-PAD
compliance reports
Upcoming meetings: 04/2015 (Peru), 11/2015
(Mexico)
EF (Voluntary
contributions from the
member states of the
Committee. Date of
execution of all the funds
as yet undetermined)
Colombia, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Peru,
Panama, and Chile
Best practices
database
The CEDDIS best practices database is to be a
catalogue of successful and innovative
EF (Voluntary
contributions from the
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(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) (Under
development.
Prototype
completed)
experiences that will be divided into the
following categories: Accessibility, awareness,
access to justice, labor inclusion, educational
inclusion, innovation-new technologies,
community-based health rehabilitation, social
awareness-raising, public or private management,
and sports-leisure-recreation.
member states of the
Committee. Date of
execution of all the funds
as yet undetermined)
Colombia, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Peru,
Panama, and Chile
Virtual
trainings
Two virtual training workshops were held on the
Legal Capacity of and Access to Justice for
Persons with Disabilities (September and
October 2014).
Two days of virtual training were given to
leaders of organizations of persons with
disabilities, National Councils for Persons with
Disabilities (CONADIS) authorities, users and
the family members of users of mental health
systems, among others, on the use of the Virtual
Curriculum on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, Legal Capacity, and Access to
Justice, as well as on the use of these concepts
from the social, human rights, and non-
discrimination models, including legal cases and
best practices, in order to encourage actions to
defend, promote, and protect these rights.
Virtual training on Legal Capacity for the
Congressional Committee Tasked with
Reviewing the Civil Code in Peru. (February
2015)
N/A
Publication
Publication of the Regional Diagnostic
Assessment of the Exercise of Legal Capacity by
Persons with Disabilities (2014)
Instruction manual on supports and safeguards
for the exercise of legal capacity by persons with
disabilities (in preparation) (2015)
YES EF (Voluntary
contributions from the
member states of the
Committee. Date of
execution of all the funds
as yet undetermined)
Colombia, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Peru,
Panama, and Chile
Project “Strengthening of the Legal Framework for
Persons with Disabilities in Haiti” project,
through which technical assistance is being
provided to the Ministries of Health, of Social
Affairs, and of Labor (the latter through the
SEIPH) in order to promote, draft, and adopt
legislation, guidelines, and policies that
encourage the inclusion of persons with
disabilities.
Codification of Haitian Sign Language (2014) to
make the language official (2015)
EF (Nov.2015)
USAID
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends)
Training of more than 400 senior justice officials
and administrators (2014).
Awareness-raising campaigns about new
regulatory and institutional frameworks in Haiti
(2014). Dissemination campaigns (2015)
Draft of the Mental Health Policy jointly with
PAHO (2014), adoption and dissemination
(2015)
Development of the Inclusive Education Module
(2015)
Standardization of the Building and Labor Code
(2015)
OLDER
PERSONS
Technical
assistance in
the formal
negotiation
process
Support for the CAJP Working Group during the
process of negotiating the Inter-American
Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
Development of comparative law matrices.
Substantive and conceptual elements.
YES
N/A
CONSUMER
PROTECTION
Workshops
for sharing
experiences
Workshop on OAS/CARICOM Warning Systems
(JAMAICA 2014)
Workshop: Substantive and Procedural Aspects
of the SIAR, emphasizing Risk Assessment
(OAS headquarters, 2014)
Workshop: Consumer Accidents (June 2015)
YES Brazil/Canada and
CARICOM, in-kind
contributions from
several countries
Trainings Course on Product Safety Monitoring Systems.
For CARICOM countries. (SURINAME 2014)
Training for SIAR operators (July 2015 at OAS
headquarters)
Postgraduate course with the Universidad Abierta
de Barcelona (2015 – to be determined)
Brazil/Canada
CARICOM, in-kind
contributions from
several countries
Inter-
American
Rapid Alerts
System
(SIAR)
Launch of Phase I (December 2014)
Launch of Phase II (March 2015)
Launch of Phase III (July 2015)
Brazil/Canada
Publications Monthly bulletin
Product Safety Atlas (Electronic, 2014)
Book with the University of Cantabria extended
by the OAS GS and the European Union.
Brazil/Canada
Ibero-American
Lecture on Consumer
Rights
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WORK MECHANISMS, PROJECTS, ETC.
(The strategic objectives, as determined by the Departments, are taken from SEDI’s work plan (CIDI/Doc.127/14)
Strategic Objective
Type of
mechanism
and activities
Name of the mechanism, program, or project Mandate
YES-NO
Source of funding (Regular Fund (RF), External
Funds (EF), and, in parentheses,
the year in which external
resource funding ends) Launch: Round table – 2015.
Technical
assistance
PARLATINO – Development of inputs for
Parlatino’s drafting of a model law. (2015)
CARICOM – Support for integration with the
SIAR and implementation of its system.
CONCADECO (Central American Consumer
Protection Council) – Assistance in setting up
their subregional system in the framework of the
SIAR. (2014 – 2015)
Paraguay, Argentina, and Ecuador – Assistance
in setting up their alert systems in the framework
of the SIAR. (2015)
Brazil/Canada
CARICOM, in-kind
contributions from
several countries
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 (current)
Areas of Action Efforts, broken down by area for action, are to focus on the following actions:
Social Development
and the Creation of
Productive
Employment
Developing and implementing networks to share knowledge, experiences, and
lessons learned in the following areas: (i) Social development, in those areas
identified as priorities by the Summits of the Americas and by hemispheric forums of
ministers and high-level authorities in social development; andLabor, in those areas
identified as priorities by the Summit of the Fourth Summit of the Americas, held in
Mar del Plata, Argentina, and the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor
(IACML).
Supporting member states’ efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of their
labor ministries to develop and implement policies aimed at the generation and
promotion of decent work.
Supporting member states’ efforts to strengthen the capacity of their institutions for
social development by means of the promotion and improvement of the design and
implementation of integral social policies to significantly reduce inequality and
poverty.
Contributing to the promotion of initiatives in support of the development and
enhanced productivity of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, and other
production units, particularly as a strategy for employment generation and poverty
reduction.
Promoting and implementing international cooperation strategies with other related
entities, such as the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in
order to support national efforts aimed at complying with their social development
programs and meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
EDUCATION
(from the perspective of
inclusive education for
people with disabilities)
Supporting member states’ efforts to achieve and evaluate educational equity and
quality at all levels of the education system, including through the development of
regional education indicators and by sharing consolidated experiences to improve
educational outcomes for the less advantaged and most vulnerable groups, including
strategies to combat school dropout and grade repetition.
Supporting member states in developing effective policies and practices in priority
areas such as early childhood education, adult education, and lifelong learning,
including the appropriate use and adaptation of new technologies, and online and
distance courses and materials to support learning, as well as in creating conditions to
improve completion rates in secondary education.
Crosscutting themes
The partnership-for-development programs, projects, and activities (hereinafter,
“cooperation activities”) in the above-mentioned priority actions should incorporate,
to the extent possible, in their formulation, implementation, and evaluation, the
following: (a) civil society participation; (b) environmental considerations; (c) the
development of human resources; and (d) gender equality and equity.
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APPENDIX
THEMES INCLUDED IN THE SOCIAL CHARTER OF THE AMERICAS
(Prepared by the Chair)
Social Charter of the Americas
Chapter I: Social Justice, Development with Equity and Democracy
Social justice
Development under the framework of:
o Solidarity
o Equity
o Peace
o Freedom
Poverty erradication
Decent living standards
Integral development
Economic growth
Consolidation of democracy
Social exclusion
Democratic governance
Inter-American cooperation
Fighting corruption
Chapter II: Inclusive and Equitable Economic Development
Inclusive, just, and equitable economic development
Investment
Job creation / unemployment and underemployment reduction
Income inequalities reduction
Fight against poverty
Social inequalities reduction
Equal opportunities
Better living standards
Decent work
Workers rights
Cooperation
Social dialogue
Economic and social progress
Inclusion
Social cohesion
Income generation
Competitiveness
Inclusion in the labor market of:
Women and youth
People with disabilities
Excluded groups
Creation of new companies
Economic growth
Social development
Conservation and use of natural resources
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Public and private investment
Human resources training
Scientific and technological research
Innovation
Chapter III: Social Development, Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
Social development with equality and inclusion
Family as the basis of human development
Comprehensive social protection
To promote the appreciation of indigenous peoples, afro descendants and migrant
communities.
To combat intolerance and discrimination
Equal rights and opportunities
Strengthen democratic values
Fair, equitable, and non-discriminatory access to basic public services
Maximum health ratings
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Health care services
Appropriate and healthy nutrition without discrimination
Quality education without discrimination
Equity
Higher living standards
Human capital development
Poverty reduction
To strengthen democratic institutions
To transmit civic values
Equitable and universal access to primary and secondary education
Socioeconomic development
Environmental sustainability
Access to water and sanitation
Conservation and sustainable use of human resources
Natural disasters
Reducing vulnerability to disasters
Regional cooperation
Reduction and risk mitigation
Chapter IV: Cultural Development, Diversity and Plurality
Cultural development
Inclusion
Social cohesion
Preservation and protection of the:
Cultural
Natural
Material
Inmaterial (patrimony)
Linguistic and cultural diversity
Formulating and implementing cultural policies
Plurality
Quality of life improvement
Partnership for cooperation
Full and effective participation of people
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Equality
Respect, protect, and promote cultural diversity and dialogue
To promote the respect and recognition of indigenous cultures
Freedom of thought, expression, and information
Combating poverty
Income generation
Jobs creation
Construction of cultural identities
Chapter V: Solidarity and Joint Effort of the Americas
o International social justice
o Integral development
o Peace
o Security
o Inter-American cooperation:
i) Horizontal
ii) South-South
iii) Triangular
o Regional integration
o Political dialogue
o Multilateralism
o Poverty elimination
o Social exclusion
o Inequality
o Democracy consolidation
o Prosperity
o Improvement of the living standars
o Solidarity and complementarity
o Conscious and creative participation
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