““According to the norms established in Resolution According to the norms established in Resolution

AG/RES 1452 (XXVII-0/97)”AG/RES 1452 (XXVII-0/97)”

ANNUAL REPORT 2009ANNUAL REPORT 2009

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

IADB STRUCTUREIADB STRUCTURE

MAIN WORK AREASMAIN WORK AREAS

HUMANITARIAN DEMININGHUMANITARIAN DEMINING

CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURESCONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES

MULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUES

INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC)INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC)

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

IADB STRUCTUREIADB STRUCTURE

COUNCIL OF DELEGATES CHAIRMAN

SECRETARIATINTER AMERICAN DEFENSE

COLLEGE

VICE-CHAIRMAN

OTHER MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES, OTHER MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES, IN ORDER TO:IN ORDER TO:

– EXPEDITE THE DECISION-MAKING ON ISSUES ON EXPEDITE THE DECISION-MAKING ON ISSUES ON DISCUSSED IN REGULAR MEETINGSDISCUSSED IN REGULAR MEETINGS

– TO PRESENT SOLUTIONS AND ADVISE TO BE TO PRESENT SOLUTIONS AND ADVISE TO BE OFFERED BY THE IADB TO THE OASOFFERED BY THE IADB TO THE OAS

– IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSION OF IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSION OF PERTINENT ISSUES PRESENTED BY THE MEMBER PERTINENT ISSUES PRESENTED BY THE MEMBER STATESSTATES

MAIN WORK AREASMAIN WORK AREAS

– IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES AND DISSEMINATION IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES AND DISSEMINATION OF IADB INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES AND NEWS, BY OF IADB INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES AND NEWS, BY DIGITAL AND PRINTED MEANSDIGITAL AND PRINTED MEANS

– TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT SECRETARIES, DEPARTMENTS, ORGANISMS AND SECRETARIES, DEPARTMENTS, ORGANISMS AND OAS AUTHORITIES OAS AUTHORITIES

– TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET PLAN OF THE IADB, MAKING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THE OF THE IADB, MAKING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THE ORGANIZATION’S CAPABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS ORGANIZATION’S CAPABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION IN AN ADEQUATE MATTERMISSION IN AN ADEQUATE MATTER

MAIN WORK AREASMAIN WORK AREAS

BUDGET SITUATION OF THE IADBBUDGET SITUATION OF THE IADB::

– CONTINUOUS BUDGET REDUCTION (REQUESTED - $ CONTINUOUS BUDGET REDUCTION (REQUESTED - $ 2,048,520.00 / RECEIVED - $ 1,456,200.00)2,048,520.00 / RECEIVED - $ 1,456,200.00)

– WORK FORCE REDUCTION (1987 - 87 / 2009 - 6)WORK FORCE REDUCTION (1987 - 87 / 2009 - 6)– ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE IN THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE IN THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM

LEVELSLEVELS– THE SECTION RESPONSIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY THE SECTION RESPONSIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY

CONTRIBUTIONS DEVELOPS CULTURAL PROJECTS CONTRIBUTIONS DEVELOPS CULTURAL PROJECTS TO RESTORE THE “CASA DO SOLDADO”, TO RESTORE THE “CASA DO SOLDADO”, COLLECTING FUNDS THROUGH COMPANIES COLLECTING FUNDS THROUGH COMPANIES DONATIONDONATION

MAIN WORK AREASMAIN WORK AREAS

1. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, 1. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND MEETINGS ONSEMINARS AND MEETINGS ON::

– NORMS AND PROCEDURES (ECUADOR AND PERU)NORMS AND PROCEDURES (ECUADOR AND PERU)– PLANNING (COLOMBIA)PLANNING (COLOMBIA)– INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (COLOMBIA)INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (COLOMBIA)– II CONFERENCE OF REVISION OF THE OTTAWA II CONFERENCE OF REVISION OF THE OTTAWA

CONVENTION (COLOMBIA)CONVENTION (COLOMBIA)– MEETING OF THE MARMINCA WITHDRAWALMEETING OF THE MARMINCA WITHDRAWAL

(NICARAGUA)(NICARAGUA)– III DOCTRINE MEETING WITH CHIEFS OF MISSIONS III DOCTRINE MEETING WITH CHIEFS OF MISSIONS

AND AICMAAND AICMA

HUMANITARIAN DEMININGHUMANITARIAN DEMINING

2. UPDATE AND RE-DRAW THE MONTHLY REPORT, 2. UPDATE AND RE-DRAW THE MONTHLY REPORT, FACILITATING WORK COORDINATIONFACILITATING WORK COORDINATION

3. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE DEMINING GOALS IN 3. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE DEMINING GOALS IN COLOMBIACOLOMBIA

4. PROMOTING MEETINGS AMONG MILITARY 4. PROMOTING MEETINGS AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM ECUADOR AND PERU, WHICH PERSONNEL FROM ECUADOR AND PERU, WHICH ALLOWED THE MAKING OF AN EXERCISE OF AIR ALLOWED THE MAKING OF AN EXERCISE OF AIR MEDICAL EVACUATION WITH THE MEDICAL EVACUATION WITH THE PARTICIPATIONN OF BOTH COUNTRIESPARTICIPATIONN OF BOTH COUNTRIES

HUMANITARIAN DEMININGHUMANITARIAN DEMINING

5. GUARANTEED QUALITY CONTROL IN THE 5. GUARANTEED QUALITY CONTROL IN THE DEMINING ACTIVITIES, CERTIFICATION AND DEMINING ACTIVITIES, CERTIFICATION AND TAININGTAINING

6. SWEEPING AN AREA OF OVER 4.400.000 M2 AND 6. SWEEPING AN AREA OF OVER 4.400.000 M2 AND DESTRUCTION OF 86.000 MINES, IMPROVISED DESTRUCTION OF 86.000 MINES, IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE ARTEFACTS AND ARTEFACTS NON EXPLOSIVE ARTEFACTS AND ARTEFACTS NON DETONATED DETONATED

HUMANITARIAN DEMININGHUMANITARIAN DEMINING

1.1. INCREASE OF INFORMATION OF THE MEMBER INCREASE OF INFORMATION OF THE MEMBER STATES IN RELATION TO THE PREVIOUS STATES IN RELATION TO THE PREVIOUS REPORT (100%), DUE TO THE IADB CLOSE REPORT (100%), DUE TO THE IADB CLOSE CONTACTS WITH THE COUNTRIES AND CONTACTS WITH THE COUNTRIES AND EFFORTSEFFORTS

2.2. NEED TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF NEED TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE USE OF THE NEW CODE APPROVED BY THE USE OF THE NEW CODE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION 2447, DATED JUN 4, 2009 (36 RESOLUTION 2447, DATED JUN 4, 2009 (36 NUMBERED MEASURES)NUMBERED MEASURES)

CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURESBUILDING MEASURES

3. PROPOSITION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO 3. PROPOSITION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE DISSEMINATION OF MFCSIMPROVE DISSEMINATION OF MFCS

4. THE DAILY TASKS DEVELOPED IN THE IADB MUST 4. THE DAILY TASKS DEVELOPED IN THE IADB MUST BE CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE MOST BE CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT MEASURES (CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS EFFICIENT MEASURES (CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG VARIOUS OFFICERS FROM DIFFERENT AMONG VARIOUS OFFICERS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE)COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE)

CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURESBUILDING MEASURES

1. CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF DEFENSE OF THE 1. CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAS (CDMA)AMERICAS (CDMA)

– DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB PAGE (www.cdmamericas.org)(www.cdmamericas.org), WHICH HAS BEEN ALREADY , WHICH HAS BEEN ALREADY REGISTEREDREGISTERED

– INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM PREVIOUS HOST COUNTRIES PREVIOUS HOST COUNTRIES

MULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUES

2. CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA)2. CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA)

– AGREEMENT NR 2 IS HIGHLIGHTED, WHERE THE AGREEMENT NR 2 IS HIGHLIGHTED, WHERE THE COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES APPROVED COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES APPROVED THE PARTICIPATION OF THE IADB AS A THE PARTICIPATION OF THE IADB AS A CONNECTION, TO ADVISE THE OAS DECISION-CONNECTION, TO ADVISE THE OAS DECISION-MAKING PERSONNEL, IN ISSUES PERTAINING TO MAKING PERSONNEL, IN ISSUES PERTAINING TO HUMANITARIAM ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF HUMANITARIAM ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF DISASTERS AND MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUESDISASTERS AND MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES

MULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENTIONAL ISSUES

3. INTER AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC)3. INTER AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC)

– THEY OFFER THE IADB THE USE OF THE FACILITIES THEY OFFER THE IADB THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF THE INTER AMERICAN NAVAL OF THE INTER AMERICAN NAVAL TELECOMUNICATIONS NET (RNIT), IN ORDER TO TELECOMUNICATIONS NET (RNIT), IN ORDER TO COOPERATE IN COORDINATIONS IN CASE OF COOPERATE IN COORDINATIONS IN CASE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE EVENTS, NATURAL SEARCH AND RESCUE EVENTS, NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONSDISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUES

4. CONFERENCE OF THE CHIEFS OF AMERICAN AIR 4. CONFERENCE OF THE CHIEFS OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES (CONJEFAMER)FORCES (CONJEFAMER)

– ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EXERCISES INVOLVING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EXERCISES INVOLVING AMERICAN AIR FORCES, DENOMINATED AMERICAN AIR FORCES, DENOMINATED “COOPERATION I”, IN OCTOBER 2010, IN CHILE, IN A “COOPERATION I”, IN OCTOBER 2010, IN CHILE, IN A HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION IN CASE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION IN CASE OF NATURAL DISASTEROF NATURAL DISASTER

MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUES

5. SMALL STATES NEEDS5. SMALL STATES NEEDS

– MEETING WITH CARICOM AMBASSADORSMEETING WITH CARICOM AMBASSADORS

– ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AN INTERNAL WORKSHOP IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AN INTERNAL WORKSHOP IN ORDER TO INSTRUCT PERSONNEL IN MFCS AND ORDER TO INSTRUCT PERSONNEL IN MFCS AND WHITE PAPERSWHITE PAPERS

– SMALL STATES COMMISSION (IADB) TO PROVIDE SMALL STATES COMMISSION (IADB) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE EFFORTS OF THE PLANS OF SUPPORT IN THE EFFORTS OF THE PLANS OF DISASTER MITIGATION, THROUGH EXISTING DISASTER MITIGATION, THROUGH EXISTING SIMULATION MEANS IN THE AMERICAN ARMED SIMULATION MEANS IN THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCESFORCES

MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUES

6. NATURAL DISASTERS6. NATURAL DISASTERS

– TAKING PART IN THE CHS MEETINGS AND THE TAKING PART IN THE CHS MEETINGS AND THE PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTER PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTER AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT (CEPCIDI)(CEPCIDI)

– TAKING PART IN THE INTER AMERICAN COMMITTEE TAKING PART IN THE INTER AMERICAN COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS REDUCTION MEETINGS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS REDUCTION (IACNDR)(IACNDR)

– CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERORGANIZATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

– COMMISSION OF NATURAL DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN COMMISSION OF NATURAL DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (IADB), WITH THE PURPOSE TO CREATE AND ASSISTANCE (IADB), WITH THE PURPOSE TO CREATE AND UPDATE A WEBPAGE, AS A CONTRIBUTION OF A MILITARY UPDATE A WEBPAGE, AS A CONTRIBUTION OF A MILITARY POINT OF VIEWPOINT OF VIEW

MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUESMULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUES

– THE EXPERIENCE OF THE IADC IS CENTERED IN THE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE IADC IS CENTERED IN THE SHARED PERSPECTIVES AND THE NUMEROUS SHARED PERSPECTIVES AND THE NUMEROUS FRIENDSHIP TIES BUILT AMONG THE STUDENTS (13 FRIENDSHIP TIES BUILT AMONG THE STUDENTS (13 COUNTRIES/13 CIVILIANS/37 MILITARY PERSONNEL)COUNTRIES/13 CIVILIANS/37 MILITARY PERSONNEL)

– THEMES DISCUSSED: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, THEMES DISCUSSED: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, CIVIC-MILITARY RELATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, CIVIC-MILITARY RELATIONS, NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, HUMAN NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, HUMAN RIGHTS ANT ETHICSRIGHTS ANT ETHICS

INTER AMERICAN DEFENSEINTER AMERICAN DEFENSE

COLLEGE COLLEGE

• THE IADB HAS PROMOTED INITIATIVES TO THE IADB HAS PROMOTED INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE INTEGRATION AND INTERACTION STRENGTHEN THE INTEGRATION AND INTERACTION WITH THE OAS, IN ORDER TO BETTER ADVISEWITH THE OAS, IN ORDER TO BETTER ADVISE

• IN RESPECT OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING, IT IS IN RESPECT OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING, IT IS NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE AICMA COORDINATORS, THE CHIEFS OF AMONG THE AICMA COORDINATORS, THE CHIEFS OF MISSIONS AND THE IADB. UTILIZING THE SPECIALIZED MISSIONS AND THE IADB. UTILIZING THE SPECIALIZED MILITARY EXPERIENCE THAT ALREADY EXISTS WE MILITARY EXPERIENCE THAT ALREADY EXISTS WE SAVE FUNDSSAVE FUNDS

• IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE PUBLIC AND SHARE THE IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE PUBLIC AND SHARE THE VALUES AND ALL SUPPORTS GIVEN FROM THE VALUES AND ALL SUPPORTS GIVEN FROM THE DEFENSE SECTOR TO THE INTER AMERICAN SYSTEMDEFENSE SECTOR TO THE INTER AMERICAN SYSTEM

• THE IADB CONSIDERS THAT IS RESPONDING ITS THE IADB CONSIDERS THAT IS RESPONDING ITS MANDATE IN A POSITIVE MATTERMANDATE IN A POSITIVE MATTER

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

WHAT AM I WHAT AM I DOINGDOING

“PROMOTING PEACE, CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE

HEMISPHERE”

INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARDINTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD(1942 – 2010)(1942 – 2010)

““Contributing to the Peace and Security of Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”the Hemisphere”

YEAR IV AS AN ENTITY OF THE OAS

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