Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD)

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Active

Start

2000

Implementation

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The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) is a subsidiary body of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), established under the Charter of the OAS.

Its main function is to promote, coordinate, administer, and facilitate the planning and execution of programs, projects, and activities, in the framework of the Organization's Strategic Plan.

The IACD Management Board is composed of nine member states of the OAS elected by CIDI, including one Chair and one Vice Chair according to the Rules of Procedure of the Management Board of the IACD.

Core Responsibilities:

Promote and facilitate horizontal cooperation and development partnerships across OAS Member States.
Approve and oversee the execution of programs, projects, and technical cooperation activities.
Coordinate with the Committee on Partnership for Development Policies (COP) to align strategic objectives with operational implementation.
Monitor the implementation of the Action Plan for Cooperation 2024–2027 and report on progress through its Management Board.

Current Authorities of the IACD

Officers and Members of the Management Board (2023-2024)

Chair: Ambassador Luz Elena Baños Rivas, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS (Elected on February 15, 2024) The Chair will remain in this position until the 2025 General Assembly is held, in accordance with decision AICD/JD/DE-124, taken by the Management Board on July 9, 2024)

Vice Chair: Omari Seitu Williams, Minister Counselor, Alternate Representative, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Reelected on February 15, 2024) The Vice Chair will remain in this position until the 2025 General Assembly is held, in accordance with decision AICD/JD/DE-124, taken by the Management Board on July 9, 2024)

Member States: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States

Technical Secretariat: The General director of the IACD is the Executive Secretary for Integral Development, who provides technical and administrative support to the IACD and its Management Board through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI).

Objectives

Manage and account for the resources of the OAS Development Cooperation Fund (OAS/DCF) and other funds raised and entrusted to the IACD.
Promote, coordinate, manage and facilitate the planning and execution of programs, projects and activities within the scope of the OAS Charter and, in particular, within the framework of CIDI's Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development.
Manage the raising of financial, technical and other resources to strengthen partnership for development activities.
Convene technical meeting and working groups in support of the Permanent Observers, other states, national and international organizations, and the private sector in the area of partnership for development activities.

Activities

Holds regular meetings of the Management Board to review cooperation priorities, monitor progress, and guide implementation of the Action Plan for Cooperation 2024–2027.
Established three Working Groups through its Management Board to support the implementation of the Action Plan and strengthen cooperation within the OAS framework.
Approved the Work Plan for the Implementation of the Action Plan for Cooperation 2024–2027, outlining a calendar of meetings, actions, indicators, and expected results.
Incorporated the Language Cooperation Program into its area of responsibility, in line with Objective 5.9 of the Work Plan, consolidating it as the official OAS program for language proficiency and certification.
Coordinates closely with other CIDI subsidiary bodies and working groups to ensure coherence in the implementation of development cooperation priorities.

Beneficiary Countries