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Edition 3 – 2014 July - August - September
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During the event, organized by the Secretariat for Political Affairs and the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, the book titled “Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause”, edited by Abe Lowenthal and Mariano Bertucci, will be presented. The event will be held on Thursday, November 6th at 10:30 am at the OAS Main Building.
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The OAS deploys an Electoral Observation Mission in Bolivia
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Results Announced: “Inter-American Award on Innovation for Effective Public Management – 2014”
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OAS participates in II International Forum for Dialogue and Development organized by the Government of Peru
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The DECO / OAS deployed a mission comprised of 55 experts and observers for the October 12 presidential and legislative elections. The Mission undertook a thorough analysis of the following topics: electoral organization technology, participation of men and women in the electoral process, campaign finance, media analysis, the participation of underrepresented groups in the election, the vote of citizens living abroad, security and electoral fraud, and electoral dispute resolution.
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The OAS Department for Effective Public Management announced the results of the II Edition of the "Inter-American Award for Innovation in Effective Public Management, 2014", that took place on the 4th and 5th of September in Washington, DC.
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The Chief of Staff of the Secretary General, Hugo de Zela, and DSDME specialist Katalina Montaña, participated in the II International Forum for Dialogue and Development, during which social conflict and government responses to such conflict were analyzed. Government officials from 16 LAC countries and Spain, as well as more than 400 invitees from different Peruvian sectors, attended the event.
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The OAS deploys an Electoral Observation Mission in Peru
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SPA co-organizes Seminar on Political Reforms to Party Organizations July 2-3 in Buenos Aires
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DECO launches its first free online course for OAS international observers
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OAS/DECO deployed a mission composed of 35 experts and observers for the October 5 regional elections in Peru. The EOM, led by Uruguayan politician Sergio Abreu, observed the following different aspects of the electoral process: electoral organization technology, participation of men and women in the electoral process, campaign financing, the participation of underrepresented groups, security and electoral fraud, and electoral dispute resolution.
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The OAS, the Argentinean Society for Political Analysis (SAAP) and the Iberoamerican Institute of the University of Salamanca co-hosted this International Seminar, during which best practices in political party reforms as well as the negotiation processes required to achieve such reforms were discussed.
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Through this training exercise, DECO aims to continue the process of professionalization of OAS Electoral Observation Missions. Due to high demand - more than 800 applicants - DECO will soon launch another edition of the course.
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First Ibero-American Parliament of the Youth in Spain
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Secretary Casas Zamora provides keynote remarks in launch of 2014 Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index
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OAS and European Union Sign Cooperation Agreement on Conflict Analysis, Early Warning and Crisis Response
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Moisés Benamor was invited to participate as a panelist in the First Ibero-American Parliament of the Youth, held from the 17th to the 19th of September in Zaragoza, Spain, titled “Democracy and Political Participation”. Additionally, bilateral meetings were held with the Senate and the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
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Secretary Casas Zamora provided keynote remarks for the launch of the 2014 Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index, held on July 30th in Washington, D.C.
His remarks are available online
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On September 23rd the OAS and the European Union signed a cooperation agreement on issues of conflict analysis, early warning and crisis response, in a ceremony that took place at the headquarters of the Pan-American institution in Washington, DC.
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DGPE / OAS participates in 2nd International Workshop on Sustainable Public Procurement and Course on Sustainability Criteria in Public Procurement
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20 Years of the Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Powers of Central America and the Caribbean Basin
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Cooperation between the DECO/OAS and the National Electoral Council of Ecuador
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During the opening ceremony, Steven Griner, Technical Secretary of the RICG, delivered a presentation on the "Role of RICG and the landscape of sustainable public procurement in Latin America".
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Moisés Benamor was delegated to participate in the celebration if the 20th anniversary of FOPREL, held on the 25th of August. Several bilateral meetings were held with the representatives of the legislative branches of El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic in order to define technical cooperation activities to be implemented in the upcoming months.
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DECO is supporting the National Electoral Council in different activities with the objective of assisting the Ecuadorian institution to obtain ISO 17582 certification, which is granted to electoral entities that implement quality management systems.
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DGPE / OAS delivers award for the Quality of Governance in Dominican Republic with President Danilo Medina
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The Seventh Inter-American Electoral Conference in Mexico
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DGPE / OAS Delivers computers and awareness materials for the implementation of the Improvement of Civil Registration System hospital in Paraguay
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Director of DEPM, Maria Fernanda Trigo, was invited to the awards ceremony by the Minister of Public Administration, Ramon Ventura Camejo. On the occasion, Trigo stressed the importance of the award which seeks to encourage best practices in public administration.
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Between September 22nd and 26th, 40 members from electoral organizations in the Americas exchanged experiences on electoral accessibility and participation. This DECO initiative relies on support from the National Electoral Institute (INE) of the United States of Mexico, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), and the Trust for the Americas.
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The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), financed the purchase of equipment for the implementation for the hospital Draft Registration System, with technical support from the OAS.
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DECO attends the Russian Federation elections
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DGPE / OAS supports the improvement of administrative careers in The Dominican Republic
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DECO shares experience in European forum
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DECO specialist Ana María Díaz traveled to Moscow as a special guest to observe the elections held on September 14. 30 governors, 680 regional deputies to parliament, 3 mayors and more than 41,000 municipal deputies were elected.
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Secretary Casas-Zamora took part in a panel on fairness in electoral competition in this International Seminar co-hosted by IDEA International and the Supreme Election Tribunal of Costa Rica. The Seminar took place August 13-14 in San José, Costa Rica.
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The visit took place as part of the procedures belonging to the Mechanism of Inter-American Cooperation for Effective Public Management (MECIGEP) in order to gather more information about the management model of public services in the Dominican Republic.
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DECO shares experience in European forum
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Secretary Casas-Zamora comments on 2014 UNDP Human Development Report in regional launch held in San Salvador
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DECO and DGPE implement a joint project to strengthen ID systems in Guatemala
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Two DECO staff members, Alejandro Urízar and David Álvarez, participated in a forum titled "Democratic consolidation and Processes in the Southern Mediterranean" on September 15 and 16, in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting was organized by the Council of Europe.
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Secretary Casas-Zamora provided comments on the 2014 UNDP Human Development Report on vulnerability and resilience at the regional launch of the publication held August 26th in San Salvador. Dr. Casas Zamora reflected on aspects of the report of particular relevance to Latin America such as poverty, inequality and citizen insecurity.
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The project is expected to advance the verification and purification of voter information to help those citizens eligible to vote to exercise this right in 2015.
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OAS/DECO acts as a reference on electoral justice
The Director of the DECO/OAS, Gerardo de Icaza, participated in the Sixth Iberoamerican Conference on Electoral Justice during which he presented his book: International Standards for Electoral Justice was presented.
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First Inter-American Meeting of Presidents of the Legislative Branch, Parliamentary Forums and Integrations Parliaments of the Americas
This first inter-American meeting was celebrated on the 18th of July, with the participation of legislative authorities of 26 Member States together with the Presidents of several forums for integration and regional parliaments. During this meeting, two discussion tables took place on the topics of Open Parliament and the role of legislators in the promotion of sustainable development, resulting in the adoption of the Declaration of Lima.
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