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Inter-American Committee on Social Development (CIDES)
The Inter-American
Committee on Social Development (CIDES) main objective is to strengthen and
reinforce hemispheric dialogue in order to support the creation of policies and
develop cooperation activities in the area of social development, focusing on
the fight against poverty and discrimination in the hemisphere. Also, the CIDES
provides follow-up to the mandates of the
Summits of the Americas
as well as those agreements reached in the framework of the Meetings of
Ministers and High-level Authorities of Social Development. In addition, it
seeks to identify multilateral initiatives and contribute in the execution of
OAS policies on cooperation for partnership for social development. The
Technical Secretariat of CIDES is the
Department of Social
Development and Employment.
CIDES authorities were elected during the Second Meeting of Ministers and High
Authorities of Social Development held in July 2010 in Cali, Colombia.
Chair:
Brazil
Vice Chairs:
Barbados and Mexico
El Salvador
Meetings of the Inter-American Committee on Social Development
For more information, please consult the Rules of Procedure of CIDES.