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OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1814 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN AGENCY FOR COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (IACD) ASSOCIATED WITH RESOLUTION
AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00)(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolution AG/RES. 1628 (XXIX-O/99), "Fellowship and Training Programs"; resolution AG/RES. 1653 (XXIX-O/99), "Plan of Action of the General Secretariat to Extend the Special Fellowships for the Caribbean Program to Other Member States"; resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00), "Transfer of Responsibilities Associated with AG/RES. 1628 (XXIX-O/99) and AG/RES. 1653 (XXIX-O/99) to the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD)"; and resolution CIDI/RES. 3 (I-E/01), "Responsibilities of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development associated with resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00);
CONSIDERING:
That through resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) the responsibility for implementation of the following mandates has been transferred to the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD):
i. To make recommendations on the "Statutes of the Capital Fund for OAS Fellowships" and other instruments for mobilizing resources for fellowship and training programs and to submit them to the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI) for approval by no later than October 1, 2000;
ii. To develop by October 1, 2000, a plan of action for identifying external funds to enable the Special Fellowships Program for the Caribbean to be extended to other member states; and
iii. To fulfill, by no later than November 2000, the mandate given in operative paragraph 5 of resolution AG/RES. 1628 (XXIX-O/99) regarding fundraising activities.
That resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) requests CEPCIDI to consider the advisability of holding and, if deemed appropriate, of convening in the year 2001, a special meeting of authorities of the member states responsible for training and fellowships, with a view to proposing a plan of action for the more effective use of the resources of the OAS Fellowship and Training Programs and increasing their impact on human resource development in the region in the 21st century, taking into account the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development and the inter-American programs; and
That resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) also requests the IACD and CEPCIDI to present a report on the implementation of this resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-first regular session;
BEARING IN MIND:
That the IACD has focussed efforts on the development and implementation of its business plan and the establishment of an operational and management structure to support the achievement of its objectives and delivery of programs;
That the IACD has successfully initiated and will continue to pursue activities to establish the organizational basis and reputation to effectively mobilize external resources for projects and fellowships;
That the IACD has initiated dialogue with authorities of member states at its meeting of technical cooperation agencies held in Mexico City in February 2001 on strategies for human development and enhancing the effectiveness of the fellowships and training programs; and
That mandates of resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) related to the statutes of the capital fund and plans for mobilizing external funds have deadlines for compliance which are no longer appropriate,
RESOLVES:
1. To extend the deadlines and amend the mandates of resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) assigned to the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development, as outlined in the following paragraphs:
i. To make recommendations on the "Statutes of the OAS Capital Fund for Fellowships" and other instruments for mobilizing resources for fellowship and training programs and to submit them to CEPCIDI for approval by no later than April 30, 2002;
ii. To develop by April 30, 2002, a plan of action for identifying external funds to enable the Special Fellowships Program for the Caribbean to be extended to other member states; and
iii. To fulfill, by no later than July 2002, the mandate given in operative paragraph 5 of resolution AG/RES. 1628 (XXIX-O/99) regarding fundraising activities.
2. To extend the deadline for CEPCIDI to present the report mandated in resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) until its thirty-second regular session.