Presentation to the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP)

1. Presentation to the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP) Proposed 2011 Program Budget Chapter 7 Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development

2. Cooperation in the OAS: Political fora The Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) Organ of the OAS with decision-making powers on matters of partnership for integral development. The purpose of CIDI is to promote partnerships among its member States for the furtherance of their integral development and, in particular, to help eliminate poverty. CIDI also constitutes an inter-American fora for political dialogue at ministerial level with the purpose of establishing priorities and promoting a dialogue on policy. Currently in the framework of CIDI high-level authorities meet in the areas of: • education, • Science and technology • labor • Social development • Sustainable development • Culture • tourism • And now, cooperation

3. Cooperation in the OAS: Political fora The Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) (cont) • Bodies of CIDI: • The Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI); • The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICD); • Nonpermanent Specialized Committees (CENPES); • Inter-American Committees; and • Other subsidiary bodies and agencies created by the Council

4. Political dialogue and technical cooperation Political dialogue Technical cooperation CIDI Regular Meeting At least once a year at Ministerial level Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development IACD Management Board CIDI Sectoral meetings at ministeriallevel and Inter-American Committee Meetings Education Labor Science and Technology Culture Tourism Sustainable Development Social Development Specialized meetings • Cooperation Mechanisms: • FEMCIDI, • Other projects of cooperation of various modes • Scholarship and training programs • Collaboration via networks (RIAL, etc.) • Foundations linked to the OAS (FUPAD, Trust, YABT) (Strategic Plan for Partnership for Cooperation) (Supports CIDI and its subsidiary organs, responsible for the execution and coordination of projects) SEDI

5. Political Dialogue GENERAL ASSEMBLY CIDI reports to the General Assembly through the Permanent Council (OAS Charter Art. 91F) CIDI CIDI can be convened as: Regular, special, specialized or sectoral meetings SEDI - Support Permanent Executive Committee of CIDI (CEPCIDI) • Sectoral meetings at • Ministerial level: • Education • Labor • Science & Tech. • Culture • Tourism • Sustainable Develop. • Social Development Subcommittee on Partnership for Development Policies Inter-AmericanaAgency for Cooperationand Development (AICD) Inter-AmericanCommittees NonpermanentSpecializedCommittees(CENPES) Subcommittee on Program, Budget and Evaluation • IA COMMITTEES • Education - CIE • Science & Technology COMCyT • Culture - CIC • Sustainable Develop. - CIDS • Social Development - CIDES • Ports - CIP AICD Management Board WorkingGroups FEMCIDI

6. Summit Process and CIDI Ministerials SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS Establishes mandates and hemispheric priorities • Promotes the political dialogues and functions as Secretariat • Provides support to member states in implementing activities MINISTERIAL MEETINGS Opportunities for political dialogue and decision-making at the highest sectoral level OAS SEDI • Follow-up to Summits and Ministerial mandates • Provides technical advice • Translates the ministerial dialogue into concrete cooperation strategies with the support of SEDI and its Departments INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEES Authorities of the Committees

7. Triple the added value of the OAS Political priorities Political validation At three levels: Summits of the Americas, Ministerial meetings and Inter-American Committees Concrete actions Cooperation projects Exchange of experiences and best practices Institutional strengthening Training Effective public policies Ability to convene Work in coordination and support of other international organizations and with the participation of civil society From political mandates and priorities to concrete actions and projects

8. OAS Support structure: Executive Secretariat for Integral Development SEDI Mission:To provide support to member states in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve greater economic and social development by: Supporting dialogue at the highest level. Acting as an agent that catalyzes and translates political agreements into concrete actions. Promoting, coordinating, and facilitating the execution of programs projects and activities

9. Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) Office of the Executive Secretary of SEDI (Alfonso Quiñonez) Development Policies Section (Monica Villegas) Development Programs and Projects Management (Catherine Pognat) FEMCIDI Administrative Support Section (Lynn Swenson) Department of Economic Development, Commerce and Tourism(Jorge Saggiante) Department ofSocial Development and Employment (Francisco Pilotti) Department ofSustainable Development (Cletus Springer) Department ofHuman Development, Education and Culture (Maria Levens) Office of Trade (Maryse Robert) Office of Tourism (Richard Campbell) Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Section (Mark Lambrides) Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation (Pablo González) Office of Education and Culture (Lenore García) Office of Scholarships, Training and Capacity Strengthening (Lesley Zark) • Topics: • Social development policies and combating poverty • Labor policies • Technical Secretariat for the Draft Social Charter • Coordinates and executes the Migration and Development Program Office of Competitiveness (Gisela Vergara) Office of Science, Technology and Innovation(Oscar Harasic) Biodiversity and Land Management Section (Richard Huber) Integrated Water Resource Management Section (Max Campos) Office of Educational Portal of the Americas (Cecilia Martins) Secretariat for the Leo S.Rowe Fund (Lina Sevillano) Foreign Trade Information System – SICE (Fabian Victora) Environmental Law, Policy and Good Governance Section (Claudia de Windt)

10. Opportunities for cooperation Regular Fund Multilateral Fund (FEMCIDI) Specific Funds Scholarships and training programs Foundations Alliances with the private sector

11. Multilateral Fund (FEMCIDI) Principle of partnership for development cooperation non reimbursable. “Contribute to participate”  Since its inception in 1997, the Fund has financed more than 1,000 projects for approximately US $100million. Reduce poverty, inequality, and promote equal opportunities through Human capacity building, and Institutional strengthening. Annual contributions from member states. Eight priority areas (from the Strategic Plan) • Social development and creation of productive employment • Education • Diversification and integration, trade liberalization, and market access • Scientific development and exchange and transfer of technology • Strengthening of democratic institutions • Sustainable tourism development • Sustainable development and environment • Culture

12. Specific Funds: • Contributions or donations for a specific purpose made by a country or public or private entity to carry out partnerships for development projects or activities • Actions to diversify the sources of non reimbursable financing (Grants) of the cooperation activities at the same time we try to increase the existing resources. • Contributions from diverse sources (Member states, Permanent Observer States, international organizations, foundations and the private sector for specific activities) • Attract both direct financing and non financial contributions, such as successful experiences that are systematized, experts, offers for training or internships.

13. Some examples of cooperation within the OAS Experience from Chile shared through OAS political fora (CIDES) • Integral program of social welfare. • Family unity of intervention for 24 months. • In seven dimensions: Health, Education, Civil Registry, Housing, Employment, Family dynamics, income generation Receiving countries:Puente methodology adapts to the receiving member State: Jamaica, St. Lucia y T&T. For 2009 Barbados, St. Vicente and the Granadinas, St. Kitts & Nevis and Surinam are added to the program Follow-up Psychosocial support and subsidies Families in extreme poverty Self supporting families with access to networks of social protection 24 months Social development:PUENTE Resources:Chile (US$200,000), Canada (US$330,000), Jamaica, St. Lucia y T&T, University of West Indies China (US$30,000) , World Bank (US$75,000) Tool kit: how to share?

14. Agreement between Brazil and the United States to share experiences and technology to develop biofuels. Assist third countries expand the development and use of biofuels: Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts & Nevis. Technical assistance through SEDI. Funds from the United States (2007-2009) Total 2,490.000. Some activities: Development of policies in bioenergy (Guatemala and Jamaica) Development of policies for the use of Ethanol (El Salvador and the Dominican Republic) Feasibility study for the use of ethanol from sugar cane (St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Republic and El Salvador) Feasibility study for production of biodiesel (Haiti) Development of institutional capacities and establishing alliances with partner countries Alliances and work in coordination with other entities (IDB, Fundación Getulio Vargas of Brazil, etc.) Some examples of cooperation within the OAS Sustainable Development:BIOENERGY

15. Some examples of cooperation within the OAS Inter-American Program in Values and Democratic Practices Ministers of Educations’ hemispheric alliance to strengthen civic education through cooperation, research and training. Investment:More than a million and a half dollars since its inception in 2005 Partners:Advisory Group, experts from the region. Alliances with international organizations, universities, civil society and private sector. • Components • Research and professional development: • Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy- www.ried-ijed.org • On-line courses • Researchers program • Series of policy snap shots • On-line bulletins • Exchange of information: • Seminars and workshops for policy makers, researchers and those with an interest in the topic. • Horizontal cooperation Fund (technical Assistance) www.educadem.oas.org / www.ried.ijed.org

16. Labor:Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL) RIAL Organizes hemispheric workshops for exchanges (migration, employment services, health and occupational safety, labor aspects of FTAs) Trains representatives from the Ministries of Labor, labor unions and business sectors Promotes and supports bilateral cooperation activities between Ministries of Labor Works in coordination with int. organizations (ILO, IDB, etc) and with participation of centers of research and NGOs Sponsors technical studies (ie. Gender and labor) Among the Ministries of Labor of the region to contribute with their institutional strengthening

17. Integrated Water Resources Management Some examples of cooperation within the OAS • Supports member states in their efforts to improve the management and sustainable conservation of water resources, particularly cross border basins and aquifers. Financial support: Green Environment Fund (GEF) and the European Union • OAS Department of Sustainable Development– Acts as a regional implementation agency • Cooperation agreements with UNEP, the World Bank and the IADB • Actionsaim at: • Strengthening of institutional capacities • Assisting member states in the development of legal and institutional frameworks • Designing and implementing of measures to rehabilitate ecosystems • Developing information networks and programs and environmental education initiatives with public participation.

18. Some examples of cooperation within the OAS Scholarship and Training Program:Support the efforts of member states in their integral development objectives supporting the training of human resources More than 36 million dollars between 2002-2007. Programs • Academic studies • Postgraduate • Special Program for the Caribbean states (undergraduate) • Technical studies Some 150 scholarships a year • Professional development • Each year more than 700 people benefit from the professional development courses • Portal of the Americas • Professional human development using information technologies and communications • Each year more than 3000 people benefit • Educational Loans – Leo Rowe Fund

19. Challenges • Need to strengthen the links between the political dialogue and the technical cooperation. • Need to mobilize more resources (financial, human, and in kind). • Focus and prioritize • Take advantage of the OAS Secretariat to translate the political definitions in cooperation programs, projects and activities • Establish effective research and analysis mechanisms about the opportunities/needs of cooperation.

20. Challenges • Counter the notion that the OAS has no relevant role in cooperation. • Identify mechanisms to coordinate the cooperation received from different sources, and its allocation to different areas. • Increase the capacity of institutions to design and implement high quality projects. • Sustainability of projects. • Find more effective mechanisms to work with other actors in the field of cooperation.

21. SEDI: Yearly changes in Regular Fund and Posts by Subprogram

22. SEDI: 2011 Proposed Posts by Subprogram

23. SEDI: 2011 Projected Sources of Financing

24. Scholarship Program 2011 Reduction in US$400,000 (Scholarship Program: Academic and Professional Development Studies) The number of scholarships (150 per annum) and the quality of programs could be maintained through: • The continued expansion of the Consortium of Universities, resulting in reduction in tuition and more opportunities. For this it is important to: • Have 100% of appropriations fully available. • No additional cuts to the budget for scholarships. • Implementation of Partnerships for Education and Training Programs: • Expansion of partnerships with governments and public and private institutions for onsite and online degrees and certificate programs at reduced costs to GS/OAS. • US $250,000 from Scholarship Program to attract new institutional partners.

25. Scholarship Program 2011 Reduction in Staffing for Academic and Professional Scholarship Programs and Educational Portal of the Americas: • Transfer of financial Officer and incumbent, will have the following consequences: • Reduced financial and administrative support capacity which will impart the Program financial efficiency. • Constrained ability to expand the program to include other scholarships from multiple donors • Transfer of Educational Portal Specialist: • Will impact the ability to expand program and to attract external resources.

26. CIDI Ministerial and Inter-American Committee Meetings Account 72H: 20.5% reduction (from US$151,000 to US$120,000) • Impact: Less sectoral meetings. These funds finance the following sectors: education, labor, social development, tourism, culture, sustainable development, science and technology, plus the regular CIDI meeting and the CIDI specialized meeting of high—level cooperation authorities) (The funds are assigned with a CEPCIDI resolution taking into account CP/RES. 872 (1459/04), “Update of costs of Conferences and Meetings funded by the OAS”) 

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