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international agencies for support to member states in the design of policies and in the preparation
and implementation of the priority cooperation programs, projects, and activities of the member
states;
The importance of the Summits of the Americas, ministerial meetings, and the interAmerican committees in defining priorities to ensure targeted implementation of partnership for
development, and the role that the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD)
should play in increasing the effectiveness of said implementation and in confronting the challenges
of economic growth, alleviation of extreme poverty, and democratic governance; and
That CIDI is the main inter-American forum for dialogue on integral development issues, and
that it should generate mechanisms for strengthening partnership for development and act as a
catalyst for mobilizing human, technical, and financial resources, and as a coordinator, within the
OAS, for implementation of the mandates emanating from the Summits of the Americas process, in
accordance with the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development,
RESOLVES:
1.
To reiterate its commitment to continue strengthening those mechanisms for policy
dialogue and partnership for development that assist member states in their efforts to achieve integral
development and combat poverty.
2.
To recognize that the cooperation programs, projects, activities, and initiatives
generated by member states, in the framework of the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development,
must respond to the mandates of the Summits of the Americas and to the policies and guidelines
established at ministerial meetings and/or meetings of the inter-American committees in order to
ensure targeted implementation of partnership for development and the reinforcement of cooperation
strategies arising therefrom.
3.
To request the sectoral authorities to review, at ministerial meetings and/or meetings
of the inter-American committees, the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development, with a view to
recommending adjustments in the priorities of their respective areas.
4.
To request authorities involved in sectoral processes to ensure coordination with
other member states in the preparation of ministerial meetings and meetings of the inter-American
committees, with support from the General Secretariat, and, in particular, the units and offices that
serve as technical secretariats for those processes, so as to allow for a substantive dialogue with a
view to formulating policies, defining priorities, and developing activities.
5.
To suggest that the sectoral authorities, in preparing for, conducting, and following
up on ministerial meetings or meetings of the inter-American committees, give consideration to active
participation by the relevant international organs, agencies, and entities, particularly those of the
inter-American system, to enable member states to benefit from their skills, knowledge, and
experiences in defining policies and in designing and implementing partnership for development
programs, projects, and activities.