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“Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”

THE IADB AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM. “Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”. BACKGROUND STATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATES MEMBER COUNTRIES STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES CONSIDERATIONS PERSPECTIVES INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS CONCLUSIONS. SUMMARY.

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  1. THE IADB AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM “Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”

  2. BACKGROUND STATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATES MEMBER COUNTRIES STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES CONSIDERATIONS PERSPECTIVES INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS CONCLUSIONS SUMMARY

  3. MAIN HISTORICAL FACTS Declaration of the Security of the Americas Process of renewal and modernization of the Inter-American System begins “Crarify the juridical and institucional relationship between the IADB and the OAS” REVISION XXIII General Assembly – Defines the functions of the Board 2006 2009 2003 2002 1998 XXXII General Assembly - recognizes the IADB as an entity of the OAS and approves the statute 1993 Modification of the IADB Structure. (Civilian Supervision and democratic elections of authorities • Taking into account: • “advice services of a technical-military character which in no case may have an operational nature”. • “including the principle of civilian oversight and the democratic election of its authorities”. 68 YEARS 1962 Misiles Crisis 1948 1942 Creation of the Inter-Amercian Defense College 1941 1940 1939 Creation of the Organization of American States (IADB is not included, but relies on the OAS budget) 3rd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Creation of the Inter-American Defense Board) Pearl Harbor 2nd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Invasion of Europe) WWII

  4. IADB WITHIN THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Especialized Organisms Inter-American Human Rights Comission Permanent Council ENTITIES and Organisms GENERAL SECRETARIAT

  5. IADB PURPOSE “Provide to the OAS and its Member States, technical, consultive and educational advise regarding military and defense issues of the hemisphere”

  6. ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB • Provide to the OAS and its Member States: • Advanced academic courses on military and defense issues • Technical advice to the States on dimining • Adminstration, security and destructionadvise of weapons inventory • Technical advice on the elaborations of Doctrines Documents and National Politics of Defense • Technical advice on the development of Confidence and Security Building Measures

  7. ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB • Technical and consultive advice on humanitarian assistance in case of disasters • Technical and consultive advice on Search and Rescue issues (SAR) • Keep the inventory updated of the Confidence and Security Building measures • Promote integration and cooperation with other regional and global organizations of similar nature • Promote integration and cooperation between civilian and military people from the Member States of the OAS

  8. Mandates of the OAS General Assembly (06/04/2009) • Resolution 2446 - “SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN HOUSING ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY” • Resolution 2447 - “CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING IN THE AMERICAS” • Resolution 2453 - “THE AMERICAS AS AN ANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONE” • Resolution 2482 - “SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD”

  9. Mandates of the OAS General Assembly • Resolution 2485 - “SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” • Resolution 2492 - “EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER STATES”

  10. MEMBER COUNTRIES HAITÍ ANTIGUA E BARBUDA 27 HONDURAS ARGENTINA MÉXICO BARBADOS NICARÁGUA BELIZE BOLÍVIA PANAMÁ BRASIL PARAGUAI CANADÁ PERU TRINIDAD E TOBAGO CHILE REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA COLÔMBIA URUGUAI EQUADOR EL SALVADOR ESTADOS UNIDOS VENEZUELA GUATEMALA SURINAME GUIANA JAMAICA

  11. DO NOT PARTICIPATE WITH IADB 7 COSTA RICA SANTA LUCIA BAHAMAS SAINT KITTS & NEVIS DOMINICA SÃO VICENTE & GRANADINAS GRANADA

  12. PERMANET OBSERVERS CHINA HOLANDA DINAMARCA FRANÇA* ESPANHA 5 * official letter

  13. IADB STRUCTURE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES (all Member States) CHAIRMAN (Brazil) VICE-CHAIRMAN (Guatemala) SECRETARIAT (Trinidad & Tobago) IADC (United States) VICE-DIRECTOR (Perú) SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES – SAS (Chile) CHIEF OF STUDIES (Guatemala) SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONFERENCES SERVICES - SACS (Brazil)

  14. IADB STRUCTURE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES CHAIRMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN COLÉGIO INTERAMERICANO DE DEFESA SECRETARIAT SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONFERENCES SERVICES SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE DIVISION ANLYSIS AND PLANIFICATION DIVISION MULTIDIMENSIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION 16

  15. INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC) “THE IADC IS AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING WHICH OFFERS ADVANCED COURSES PERTAINING TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM, TO MILITARY OFFICIALS AND CIVILIAN FUNCTIONARIES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE OAS”

  16. SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES (SAS) • “IS THE TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE IADB” • ATTRIBUTIONS: • ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES • DEVELOP PLANS, STUDIES, ANALYSES AND REPORTS, RELATED TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES

  17. ACTIVITIES

  18. MAIN WORK AREAS CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SMALL STATES NEEDS TRAINING IN HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE AND SECURITY CONFERENCES: CDMA; CNI; CAA; AND SICOFAA 20

  19. CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA) INTER-AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC) SYSTEM OF COOPERATION OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES (SCAAF) CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS (CDMA) PRINCIPAL FORUMS

  20. CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICA MEETING OF COMMANDERS OF ARMIES OF MERCOSUR INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE) INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (CICAD) PRINCIPAL FORUMS

  21. WORKED WITH OFFICERS WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE SOME OF THE VISITS RECEIVED IN 2009: COMMANDER OF THE US 12TH AIR FORCE AND AIR FORCE SOUTH COMMANDER OF 4TH FLEET OF THE US NAVY AMBASSADORS TO THE OAS TWO SENATORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FEDERATED REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF SPAIN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN TO THE UNITED STATES DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF BRAZIL INTERESTS OF THE BOARD MEMBER COUNTRIES

  22. CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PERMANENT MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY FOR POLICY, STRATEGY, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF BRAZIL COURSES OF HIGHER STUDIES IN THE AREA OF DEFENSE MILITARY DELEGATIONS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES INTERESTS OF THE BOARD MEMBER COUNTRIES

  23. CONSIDERATIONS AFTER 68 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE IADB IS ABLE TO SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES, ALL UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE IADB SHOWS NEW STRENGTH AND SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ORGANS, AND AROUSES THE ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM OBSERVER COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS

  24. CONSIDERATIONS IN THE IADB THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE USED TO ACT AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN THE NATIONS: A VECTOR OF HARMONY, PROMOTING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS THE IADB BENEFITS FROM A COLLECTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMING FROM THE GROUND, AIR AND NAVAL FORCES OF COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. THIS CONTINGENT HAS EXPERIENCE AND POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A MONITORING CENTER OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EFFECTIVELY EXERCISING ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE.

  25. CONSIDERATIONS ONGOING ACTIONS: • STIMULATE THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER STATES • PRESENT THE IADB AS A HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY ORGAN • PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CDMA • COMPLY RAPIDLY WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE OAS • ESTABLISH LIAISON OFFICERS AT THE OAS • EXPEDITE THE INTEGRATION PROCESS WITH THE OAS • INTEGRATE FULLY INTO OAS SYSTEMS

  26. PERSPECTIVES • CONSOLIDATE INTEGRATION INTO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM • IMPLEMENT MECHANISMS FOR COOPERATION IN THE MILITARY FIELD • MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE DOCTRINE FOR ARMED FORCES COOPERATION IN SECURITY MATTERS • INTEGRATE WITH OTHER SIMILAR DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEMISPHERES • EVOLVE INTO A MORE AGILE STRUCTURE TO MEET THE DEMANDS IN THE MILITARY FIELD AND IN DEFENSE

  27. INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS ACTIONS DRIVING EFFECTIVE CONSOLIDATION: • KNOWLEDGE OF THE OAS • APPROACH TO THE AMBASSADORS • INVITATIONS TO AMBASSADORS – MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES • INTERACTION WITH SEDI; CHS; SSM • EFFECTIVENESS OF LIAISON OFFICERS • INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE OAS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE SPHERE OF ACTION OF THE IADB

  28. INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS DIFFICULTIES: • ACCUMULATED POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND EXPERIENCE STILL UNDER EXPLORED • EXPEDITING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE IADB AND THE OAS (IADB + e OAS -) MAIN REASON: • LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION “LOW DEMAND”

  29. SUMÁRIO MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE POTENTIAL DEMAND CAPACITY BUDGET PRIORITY ACCUMULATED EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATION

  30. CONCLUSIONS THE IADB: • AS A BODY OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVICE: • CAN DO MORE • HOW? PARTICIPATING. BEING INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VARIOUS WORK GROUPS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA OF OPERATION • IT IS THE ONLY BODY OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM WHICH FOSTERS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE HEMISPHERE • IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAS CHARTER • IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION

  31. CONCLUSIONS • IT IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST • IT HAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES TO ADOPT DECISIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES • THROUGH THE IADC, THERE CAN BE DEBATE AND PROVISION OF SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS OF MEMBER STATES • IT IS A KEY ADVISORY BODY ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES FOR THE OAS • IT CAN HELP TO CONFRONT THE NEW THREATS, IDENTIFIED IN THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS, WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF COMPETENCE

  32. “PROMOTING PEACE, CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE HEMISPHERE” WHAT AM I DOING

  33. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD(1942 – 2010) YEAR IV AS AN ENTITY OF THE OAS “Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”

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