Washington, D.C., October 18, 2013 Working Group of the PC on the Strategic Vision of the OAS

THE OASDEVELOPMENT PILLAR

1948: Charter of the OAS (Art. 3)

“The elimination of extreme poverty is an essential part of

the promotion and consolidation of

representative democracy and is a common and shared

responsibility of the American States”.

2001: Inter-American Democratic Charter

(Art. 11)

“Democracy and social and economic development are

interdependent and mutually reinforcing.”

2012: Social Charter of the Americas (Art. 1)

“Development with equity strengthens and

consolidates democracy, since the two are

interdependent and are mutually reinforcing.”

OAS and Development

Human Development, Education and Employment: Reduce poverty, inequality, and exclusion by improving access to quality education and decent work

Sustainable Development: Build Sustainability and Resilience in the Americas

Economic and Social Development: Promote Inclusive Economic Growth, Competitiveness and Innovation

Programs & Objectives: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Development

DESD DHDEE DSD

Policy Dialogue and Institutional Strengthening

Meetings of Ministers & High-level AuthoritiesInter-American Committees

Inter-Sectorial Dialogues

Technical Support, Cooperation and Capacity Building

• Economic Growth & Social Inclusion

• Competitiveness, Innovation & Technology

• Migration

•Access to Quality Education•Innovation in Education•Labor and Employment

• Energy Security• Sustainable Cities, Resilience

& Risk Management• Environmental Governance• Water Security

Structure

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Economic Growth and Social Inclusion MSME Support e.g. Small Business

Development Centers Inter-American Social Protection

Network (IASPN) Capacity Building for Trade Negotiation

& Implementation of Trade Agreements Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Foreign Trade Information Systems

(SICE) Tourism Program Cultural and creative industries

Competitiveness, Innovation & Technology

Americas Competitiveness Forum Inter-American Competitiveness

Network (RIAC) InnovaNet Migration Support to the Committee on Migration 2013 SICREMI Study on International

Migration

Access to Quality Education Professional development, vocational

training and higher education opportunities/scholarships

Partnership building and Institutional Strengthening

Inter-American Teacher Education Network (ITEN) & Inter-American Collaboratory on the Teaching Profession (Co-TEP)- multilingual, open access knowledge bank for teaching policies and practices

Higher Education Platform (HEEP), a virtual sharing space, repository and mapping of projects & research

Innovation in Education Portal of the Americas – provide online

training, offer open educational resources, reach citizens in remote areas

Mobile learning – expand access by capitalizing on mobile device availability

Virtual Educa -- boost competitiveness in a knowledge society

Labor and Employment Inter-American Network for Labor

Administration (RIAL) Developing Talent: Bridging the Skills Gap

Leo S. Rowe Pan-American Fund Supplementary Financial Aid/Loans

Energy Security Energy & Climate Partnership of the

Americas (ECPA) US-Brazil Biofuels Partnership

(technology exchange and capacity building)

Sustainable Communities Integrated approaches to physical

planning that mainstreams conservation Risk Management & resilience programs Technology exchange and capacity

building Environmental Governance Support formulation of environmental

laws, policies & programs Strengthen mechanisms to incorporate

sustainable development concerns into decision-making

Water Security Integrated Water Resources

Management Regional cooperation for coordinated

management of shared river basins (Central America, South America)

Resources

Region Academic PAEC PDSP Leo Rowe TotalCaribbean 77 191 39 61 368North America 9 94 48 25* 176Central America 25 228 233 12 498South America 31 745 373 114 1263Total All Regions 142 1258 693 212 2305

Access to Quality

Education

Dept. of Human Development, Education & Employment, 2012-2013

Program/Project Accomplishments

Portal of Americas•5,043 trained•Provided support and training platform for CIM, CIDH, Trust for the Americas

Inter-American Teachers Education Network (ITEN)

•9,509 teachers participated in webinars•18,000 active members in both English and Spanish ITEN communities

Virtual Educa

•28,500 persons participated onsite in policy dialogue, training in ICTs and education•107,000 online participants•High-tech, “pop-up” school contributed to host city

Armando Paz19,186 participated in programs “Building a culture of peace with Youth in C. America through Arts, Media & Social Dialogue”

Innovation in Education

*Rowe fund loans for North America were granted to OAS Staff

ResourcesDept. of Human Development, Education & Employment, 2012-2013

Labor and Employment

Continued to position the OAS as the premier forum for political dialogue and cooperation on labor matters at the Hemispheric level, through the 50th Anniversary of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) and ongoing successful operation of the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL)

During 2012-2013, RIAL implemented 17 horizontal cooperation activities between labor ministries of the Americas and offered 3 RIAL workshops; 2 IACML working group meetings were held during the same period

Dept. of Human Development, Education & Employment, 2012-2013

Realized inter-ministerial dialogue with the organization of a dialogue between Ministry of Labor and CIM on gender equity in labor market

Organized a RIAL Workshop on Child Labor in Costa Rica (Feb.2013), the recommendations of which provided input from The Americas to the Global Conference on Child Labor (Brasilia, Oct.9-10,2013)

Establishment of small business development centers in Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, and St. Lucia to support small business and entrepreneurs, connecting them with an inter-regional network of buyers and suppliers

500 Central American small business advisors trained on ICT to expand markets for women entrepreneurs

Newly established Inter-American Dialogue of High-Level MSME Authorities, the only hemispheric MSME policy forum [2010: Mexico; 2012: United States; 2013: Brazil]

Tourism

Tourism Meeting of Ministers revitalized leading to establishment of new Partnerships and the development of a new shared sustainable tourism agenda from El Salvador 2011 through Ecuador 2012 and Honduras 2013

Implementation of the First Cycle of the Hemispheric Fund for Tourism (FHT) providing seed capital for tourism projects in poor communities

MSMEs

Dept. of Economic & Social Development, 2012-2013

Developed and launched diploma course in social protection with Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile and University of the West Indies, Jamaica

The Inter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN) brokeredover 10 exchanges of experiences among OAS member states on social protection and poverty eradication

MigrationLaunch of the 2012 SICREMI Report on international migration policy development and flows in the Americas

SocialProtection

Dept. of Economic & Social Development, 2012-2013

Recognition of the OAS as the main forum for inter-American dialogue and cooperation on competitiveness through the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC) and the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) [2011-Dom Rep; 2012-Colombia; 2013-Panama]

Over 100 projects and programs to improve innovation, productivity and competitiveness showcased in the Signs of Competitiveness in the Americas Report (2012 and 2013) which led to 10 cooperation initiatives among OAS member states

Enhanced partnerships and support for RIAC from 10institutions (CABEI, CAF, CIFAL, Compete Caribbean, ECLAC, GFCC, IDB, SIECA, Tec de Monterrey, World Bank)

Competitiveness

Dept. of Economic & Social Development, 2012-2013

Dept. of Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

Provided technical support for the development of ethanol facilities in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador

Launched the hemispheric version of the internationally recognized cradle-to-cradle (C2C) certification. Worked with Ecuadorian firm, Batery Alimentos, to meet the technical requirements to receive the first C2C certification in the Americas

Energy Security

Program resulted in cabinet-approved National Energy Policies and Action Plans in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia

Contributed to multi-agency report on the Energy Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean to be launched in Uruguay in October 2013

Dept. of Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

Worked with governments of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay

to formulate a strategic vision for the Gran Chaco river basin

Designed course on Water Diplomacy to be taught at Tec Monterrey in Mexico

Conceptualized sustainable development plan for Trifinio region (Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala) that resulted in the signing of a cooperation agreement with the government of Honduras

Water Security

Dept. of Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

Completed a Flood Early Warning System and Plan for Honduras

Contributed as lead author of a chapter on Emergent Risks and Key Vulnerabilities for the Fifth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Sustainable Communities

Awarded $700,000 in grants to 14 NGOs in Central America and the Caribbean to develop sustainable community projects in clean energy, waste management and recycling, resilience to natural disasters and sustainable transport

Dept. of Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

Convened a major side event on sustainable development in the Americas during the UN’s Rio + 20 Conference

Gave technical support for the design of green economy processes in Barbados and Saint Lucia

Environmental Governance

Co-organized (with UNEP) a World Congress which produced the 2012 Rio Declaration on Justice, Law and Governance for Environmental Sustainability

OAS and Development 2.0

Capitalize on existing strengths and experience to facilitate a comprehensive, all-of-government approach to development, including through cross-sectoral initiatives

Contribute to strengthening of governance and effective public institutions through policy dialogue and strong mechanisms for horizontal cooperation

Optimize partnerships to construct human development initiatives that are sustainable and inclusive in nature and that contribute to enhancing innovation and competitiveness

Strengthen political dialogue on development and broaden strategic partnerships for cooperation

Deepen institutional relationships including serving on working groups of the post-2015 development agenda

Inter-American Democratic CharterSocial Charter

“The promotion and observance of economic, social, and cultural rights are inherently linked to

integral development, equitable economic growth, and to the consolidation of democracy in the states

of the Hemisphere.”

Shared Vision

Art. 11

Art. 2