Department of International Affairs Secretariat for External Relations

1. Department of International AffairsSecretariat for External Relations Activities carried out to facilitate the participation of civil society organizations in the OAS October 1, 2013 – October 22, 2014 October 22, 2014

2. PC and GA Mandates • Inter-American Democratic Charter • CP/RES. 759 (1217/99) “Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities” [endorsed by the General Assembly AG/RES. 1707 (XXX-O/00)] • CP/RES. 840 (1361/03)"Strategies for Increasing and Strengthening Participation by Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities" [endorsed by the General Assembly AG/RES. 1915 (XXXIII-O/03)] • AG/RES 2773 (XLIII-0/13)“Increasing and Strengthening the Participation of Civil Society and Social Actors in the activities of the Organization of American States and in the Summits of the Americas process”

3. Registry of CSOs in the OAS • 25 CSO registry applications processed and presented to the CISC • 21 CSOs approved by the Permanent Council • 16 CSOs being considered for registration

4. Communications and Access to Information

5. STRATEGY FOR STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATION BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL ACTORS IN ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) • 5 goals • Facilitate the registration of CSOs and social actors in the CSO Registry; • Increase the level and scope of participation and recommendations submitted by CSOs • Provide timely information to CSOs and social actors on OAS activities through the use of ICTs. • Consider the contributions and proposals submitted by CSOs and social actors and take them into account during the deliberations of OAS organs, agencies and entities; • Draft periodic reports on the work carried out, the recommendations received from civil society and social actors and the decisions adopted by Member States in relation to the contributions received;

6. CSO Recommendation System (CSORS)

7. XLIV General Assembly – Asunción, Paraguay • 11th Hemispheric Forum with Civil Society and Social Actors – April 24, 2014 • Special Session of the CISC – April 25, 2014 • Informal Conversation between the OAS Secretary General and Representatives of CSOs – June 2, 2014 • Civil Society Coordination Meeting – June 2, 2014 • Dialogue of the Heads of Delegation and the Secretary General with Representatives of the Workers, Private Sector, Civil Society and Other Social Actors – June 3, 2014

8. Participation in OAS Organs • Sessions of the Permanent Council • 5 Periods of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) • 4 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly • 3 CIDI Ministerial Meetings (Tourism, Culture and Labor) • 2 Regular Sessions of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) • 1 Regular Meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials (CIFTA) - • 1 Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) • Third Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS) • VIII Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology (COMCYT) • OAS Youth Conference of the Americas 2013: Youth in Action

9. Roundtables, Lectures and Consultations • 4 OAS Lectures of theAmericas • 8 OAS PolicyRountables • SpecialConsultations: • TheRoad to Panama – Policy Dialogue and NationalConsultations (in-country and virtual) in theMemberStatesontheTheme of theVII Summit of theAmericas– ProsperitywithEquity: theChallenge of Cooperation in theAmericas – October 21, 2014 • The Virtual Consultation in preparation for the Fourth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking of Persons - October 2014 • The Voice of Youth of the Hemisphere: Preventing and Minimizing the damage of Drugs - September, 2014 • 2nd Civil Society Forum prior to the XXI Pan American Child Congress - San Salvador, El Salvador - August 12-13, 2014 • Public Consultation on the Strategic Vision of the OAS - November 1-10, 2013 • Consultation with Registered Civil Society Organizations on the Strategic Vision of the OAS - Washington, DC - November 2013 • Virtual Forum in preparation for the IV Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA-IV)- October 30 - November 8, 2013

10. Upcoming Meetings • 2014 OAS YouthConference of theAmericas– Washington, D.C. - December 2, 2014; • XXIX Meeting of the Permanent Executive Committee of CITEL (COM/CITEL) - Bavaro, DominicanRepublic – December 2-3, 2014; • Fourth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons • Brasilia, Brazil - December 4-5, 2014 • XXI Pan American Child and Adolescent Congress – Childhood and Adolescence: Building Environments of Peace - Brasilia, Brazil - December 9-12, 2014 • VII Summit of theAmericasPreparationProcess - Civil Society and Social Actor Consultations in theMemberStates: November 2014 – April 2015

11. Highlights – October 2013 to October 2014 • 434 CSOs registered with the OAS to date • 177 announcements sent to civil society during the period • Updated Manual for Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities • New Strategy for Strengthening Participation by Civil Society Organizations and Social Actors in Activities of the Organization of American States (OAS) • Improvements to the OAS Civil Society Website • 11th anniversary of the Hemispheric Forum with Civil Society prior to the General Assembly • Participation of 309 representatives from 190 CSOs in the XLIV OAS General Assembly • CSO Participation facilitated in 20 meetings of OAS organs

12. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SECRETARIAT FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS www.civil-society.oas.orgcivilsociety@oas.org