OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1806 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT 2002-2005
(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on
June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN:
Article 95 of the Charter of the Organization of American
States (OAS) which states that "[i]n order to achieve its
various goals, especially in the specific area of technical
cooperation, the Inter-American Council for Integral Development
(CIDI) shall: a) Formulate and recommend to the General Assembly
a strategic plan which sets forth policies, programs, and
courses of action in matters of cooperation for integral
development, within the framework of the general policy and
priorities defined by the General Assembly";
Resolution AG/RES. 1511 (XXVII-O/97) by which the General
Assembly adopted the Strategic Plan for Partnership for
Development 1997-2001, recommended by the Inter-American Council
for Integral Development at its Second Regular Meeting;
Resolution CIDI/RES. 88 (V-O-00) "Evaluation of
Partnership for Development Activities and Preparation of the
Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development 2002-2005"
which sets out the process for preparation of the new Strategic
Plan;
Resolution CIDI/RES. 1 (I-E/01) "The Strategic Plan for
Partnership for Development 2002-2005,"
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:
That CIDI will hold its sixth regular meeting in late 2001;
That the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development
1997-2001 will expire on December 31, 2001;
That through resolution AG/RES. 1686 (XXIX-O/99), the General
Assembly approved the establishment of the Inter-American Agency
for Cooperation and Development (IACD) as a subsidiary body of
CIDI;
That CIDI/RES. 102 (V-O/00) "Conclusions and
Recommendations of the Ministerial Dialogue of the Fifth Regular
Meeting of CIDI" provides the guidelines for preparing the
new Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development 2002-2005;
That the Declaration of Quebec City accords a central role to
the OAS in the implementation of the decisions of the Summits of
the Americas;
That in the Declaration of Quebec City, the Heads of State
and Government of the Americas affirms that the ministerial
meetings are producing significant results in support of Summit
mandates and pledge to develop this cooperation;
That through the Statutes and structures of CIDI and the IACD,
the member states have created a framework within the OAS to
carry out technical cooperation activities for partnership for
development that would contribute to the fulfillment of the
mandates of the Third Summit of the Americas; and
That the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development
1997-2001 states that CIDI will serve as a forum for
inter-American dialogue and will promote the formulation of
policy,
RESOLVES:
1. To authorize CIDI to approve, at its Sixth Regular
Meeting, the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development
2002-2005, ad referendum of the thirty-second regular session of
the General Assembly and to begin its implementation on January
1, 2002.
2. To instruct CIDI to take into account the following
guidelines in the preparation of the new Strategic Plan:
i. Link the objectives and activities of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for Development 2002-2005, to the Plan of Action
of the Third Summit of the Americas.
ii. That Article 95 of the OAS Charter assigns CIDI the
responsibility to formulate and recommend to the General
Assembly, a Strategic Plan that sets forth policies, programs,
and courses of action in matters of cooperation for integral
development, within the framework of the general policy and
priorities defined by the General Assembly.
iii. Review the priorities and improve intersectoral
relations, with a view to favoring those countries that have
smaller economies and are relatively less developed.
iv. Establish goals that take into account the comparative
advantage of the IACD in formulating and executing multilateral
projects.
v. Establish goals and incorporate indicators and benchmarks
that make it possible to measure progress in the implementation
of the Plan.
vi. Incorporate explicit mechanisms, at national and
hemispheric levels, for facilitating participation by the
private sector and civil society, as well as ensuring
coordination with other international cooperation agencies.
vii. Promote and further develop the concept of multilateral
projects, recognizing differences among the diverse groups of
countries and their preferences with respect to types of
projects.
viii. Promote projects and cooperation activities that will
provide sustainable results.
ix. Incorporate new technology into the programming cycle to
simplify administrative mechanisms and procedures.
x. Promote and facilitate policy dialogue in the specialized
and sectoral meetings of CIDI, giving priority to the
commitments assumed by the Heads of State and Government in the
Summits.
xi. Provide follow-up for decisions taken at ministerial
meetings through inter-American committees and development
programs and projects consistent with the established
guidelines.
xii. Facilitate the electronic exchange of information and
experiences on the coordination of projects and activities among
national coordination agencies.
xiii. Establish innovative mechanisms that facilitate the
effective participation of other sectors in the hemispheric
dialogue.
xiv. Improve mechanisms to develop positions and prepare
documents to be considered in the political forums.
xv. Systematically apply new computer and communication
technology to organize, develop, and provide follow-up to the
ministerial dialogue.
3. To request that CIDI report to the General Assembly at its
thirty-second regular session on the implementation of this
resolution.
|