1. OAS Review Process: New resolution templates A presentation by Pierre Giroux Permanent Mission of Canada to the OAS March 2010 Prepared by Sophie Leduc, Permanent Mission of Canada to the OAS

2. Objectives of the Working Group on the Review of OAS Programs  Establish a process for reviewing the program-budgets for 2011 and beyond;  Satisfy Member States’ requests to have a results-oriented budget;  Achieve long term financial sustainability of the Organization with improved performance in support of clearly defined Member State driven priorities;  Present recommendations to the Permanent Council and the General Assembly (Lima, Peru, June 6-8, 2010).

3. Work Plan of the Working Group Includes 4 work packages:  Review of General Assembly Resolutions;  Selection of reengineering options;  Adoption of austerity measures;  Completion of the Priority Setting Process.

4. Review of General Assembly Resolutions Template A: Resolutions authorizing specific projects and other activities that require OAS financing.  Direct and indirect costs;  Identification of sources of funding;  Duration of activities;  Presentation of a progress report (results achieved). Template B: Resolutions adopting policies not requiring OAS financing for projects and activities identified therein for execution in the present or next fiscal year.

6. Resolution with no significant funding required Recognition and Gratitude to the Kingdom of Spain for the contribution it has made in the area of cooperation as a Permanent Observer to the OAS AG/DEC. 62 (XXXIX-O/09) Resolves: 1.To give special recognition to Spain for its support and contributions to the Organization and for its crucial and significant participation in all the activities and programs pursued through the Organization and in all its member countries. 2.To thank Spain for all the cooperation it has extended to the Organization. 3.To request the General Secretariat to take the additional administrative steps needed to further facilitate the contribution of Spain, in its capacity as permanent observer, to the Organization’s cooperation activities and programs. 0$ No significant indirect cost

7. Simple Hybrid Resolution with old template Human Rights and Older Persons AG/RES. 2455 (XXXIX-O/09) Resolves: 1. To express concern over the lack of studies and reports at the hemispheric level on specific institutions and mechanisms related to the problems of older persons, especially violations and infringements of their rights, which makes it necessary to move forward in the creation of international instruments for proper evaluation of their problems and in the adoption of measures for their protection. 2. To instruct the Permanent Council to include on its agenda consideration of the problems affecting older persons in the Hemisphere, with a view to promoting regional cooperation to identify their specific needs and appropriate public policies for addressing said needs. 3. To urge the Permanent Council to convene, with assistance from the Secretariat for Legal Affairs and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) if possible, a special meeting of national representatives and experts from the academic sector and civil society, as well as from international organizations, for the purpose of sharing information and best practices and also of examining the feasibility of preparing an inter-American convention on the rights of older persons. 4. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources. 0$ $$ 0$

8. Simple Hybrid Resolution with new template (A) Human Rights and Older Persons AG/RES. 2455 (XXXIX-O/09) Declaratory paragraphs: 1. To express concern over the lack of studies and reports at the hemispheric level on specific institutions and mechanisms related to the problems of older persons, especially violations and infringements of their rights, which makes it necessary to move forward in the creation of international instruments for proper evaluation of their problems and in the adoption of measures for their protection. 2. To instruct the Permanent Council to include on its agenda consideration of the problems affecting older persons in the Hemisphere, with a view to promoting regional cooperation to identify their specific needs and appropriate public policies for addressing said needs. 3. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth regular session on the implementation of this resolution. Operative paragraph: 1. To urge the Permanent Council to convene, with assistance from the Secretariat for Legal Affairs and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) if possible, a special meeting of national representatives and experts from the academic sector and civil society, as well as from international organizations, for the purpose of sharing information and best practices and also of examining the feasibility of preparing an inter-American convention on the rights of older persons.  Direct and indirect costs: ~ $50,000.00  Identification of sources of funding: Regular Budget  Duration of activities: 25-28 July 2010  Expected results: Member States will share information and best practices and also examine the feasibility of preparing an inter-American convention on the rights of older persons.

9. Simple Hybrid Resolution with old template Eradication of Hunger: 2008 – International Year of the Potato AG/RES. 2389 (XXXVIII-O/08) Resolves: 1. To welcome with satisfaction the declaration of 2008 as the “International Year of the Potato.” 2. To request the organs, agencies, and entities of the inter-American system to contribute, within their areas of competence, to the efforts of the member states to reduce rates of malnutrition in the Hemisphere by providing support for food crops, inter alia, the potato. 3. To request that the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), with the support of the General Secretariat, report to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources. 0$ $$

10. Hybrid simple resolution with new template (A) Eradication of Hunger: 2008 – International Year of the Potato AG/RES. 2389 (XXXVIII-O/08) Declaratory paragraphs: 1. To welcome with satisfaction the declaration of 2008 as the “International Year of the Potato.” 2. To request the organs, agencies, and entities of the inter-American system to contribute, within their areas of competence, to the efforts of the member states to reduce rates of malnutrition in the Hemisphere by providing support for food crops, inter alia, the potato. Operative paragraphs: 1. To request that the OAS contributes, within its areas of competence, to the efforts of the member states to reduce rates of malnutrition in the Hemisphere by providing support for food crops, inter alia, the potato. By undertaking the following activity (e.g. organize a seminar on the best practices in potato growing policies).  Direct and indirect costs: ~ $100,000  Identification of sources of funding: Specific Budget/Funding identified  Duration of activities: June 2009 – May 2010  Expected results: OAS will prepare and distribute a publication on the proceedings of Seminar 2. To request that the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), with the support of the General Secretariat, report to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program- budget of the Organization and other resources.  Direct and indirect costs: ~ $500.00  Identification of sources of funding: Regular Budget  Duration of activities: June 2010  Expected results: Production of a report

11. Hybrid Complex Resolution with old template Migrant populations and migration flows in the Americas AG/RES. 2465(XXXIX-O/09) Resolves: 1. To welcome the work that the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM) has been doing to analyze migration issues and flows from an integral perspective, taking into account the relevant provisions of international law, especially international human rights law. 2. To welcome also the work that the CEAM has undertaken with respect to discussion of temporary worker programs, migration and development, the brain drain, disaster situations, care to migrant communities, consular assistance and protection, and gender perspectives on migration. 3. To encourage the CEAM and the General Secretariat to continue to fully engage member states in the process of planning and executing its activities. 4. To reaffirm the importance of migration data and information, especially the Migration Information System of the Americas (SIMA), and to thank the member states for their contributions to the sharing of information and best practices in relation to their existing legal frameworks, regulations, policies, and programs. 5. To welcome the efforts undertaken by the General Secretariat to contribute to improving information and knowledge about migration flows and trends through the initial phase of implementation of the Continuous Reporting System on Labor Migration for the Americas (SICREMI). 6. To request the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development, to continue to seek ways to link its efforts and share information in the area of migration with the regional processes involved in migration issues, such as the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM or “Puebla Process”), the South American Conference on Migration, the Specialized Forum on Migration of MERCOSUR, the Andean Community of Nations, and other forums, and to report back to the CEAM on the progress made. 7. To encourage member states to continue discussing their experiences and providing information to the General Secretariat on their existing legal frameworks, regulations, policies, and programs. 8. To request the OAS to deepen its work on the important topics of migration and development, remittances, migration and the brain drain, gender perspectives on migration, and migrant children and adolescents, and to examine how the economic and financial crisis has affected migrants in these various areas. 9. To request the OAS to continue to work on the development of a database that complements those already available on existing legal frameworks and regulations related to migration, and on the identification and mapping of the different temporary worker programs in which nationals of the member states are engaged, and to report to the CEAM on progress in this regard. 10. To urge the CEAM to continue its work and to instruct the Permanent Council to undertake, in the second quarter of 2010, an evaluation of the same that considers, among other things, the rationalizing and unification of the approach to the topic of migration in the OAS. 11. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources. 0$ $$

12. Hybrid Complex Resolution with new template (A) Migrant populations and migration flows in the Americas AG/RES. 2465 (XXXIX-O/09) Declaratory paragraphs: 1. To welcome the work that the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM) has been doing to analyze migration issues and flows from an integral perspective, taking into account the relevant provisions of international law, especially international human rights law. 2. To welcome also the work that the CEAM has undertaken with respect to discussion of temporary worker programs, migration and development, the brain drain, disaster situations, care to migrant communities, consular assistance and protection, and gender perspectives on migration. 3. To encourage the CEAM and the General Secretariat to continue to fully engage member states in the process of planning and executing its activities. 4. To reaffirm the importance of migration data and information, especially the Migration Information System of the Americas (SIMA), and to thank the member states for their contributions to the sharing of information and best practices in relation to their existing legal frameworks, regulations, policies, and programs. 5. To welcome the efforts undertaken by the General Secretariat to contribute to improving information and knowledge about migration flows and trends through the initial phase of implementation of the Continuous Reporting System on Labor Migration for the Americas (SICREMI).

13. Hybrid Complex Resolution with new template (A) Migrant populations and migration flows in the Americas AG/RES. 2465 (XXXIX-O/09) Operative paragraphs: A) To be implemented in the current budget cycle: 1. To request the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development, to continue to seek ways to link its efforts and share information in the area of migration with the regional processes involved in migration issues, such as the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM or “Puebla Process”), the South American Conference on Migration, the Specialized Forum on Migration of MERCOSUR, the Andean Community of Nations, and other forums, and to report back to the CEAM on the progress made by maintaining a website.  Direct and indirect costs: ~ $2,000/year  Identification of sources of funding: Regular Budget  Duration of activities: Permanent  Expected results: Website active; information network created

14. Hybrid Complex Resolution with new template (A) Operative paragraphs (continuation): B) To be implemented as Specific funds are available: 1. To encourage member states to continue discussing their experiences and providing information to the General Secretariat on their existing legal frameworks, regulations, policies, and programs. 2. To request the OAS to deepen its work on the important topics of migration and development, remittances, migration and the brain drain, gender perspectives on migration, and migrant children and adolescents, and to examine how the economic and financial crisis has affected migrants in these various areas by organizing observation missions in various countries of the hemisphere.  Direct and indirect costs: ~ $150,000  Sources of funding: Specific budget/ Funding not identified  Duration of activities: Forecast: July 2009 – July 2011  Expected results: OAS will prepare and distribute reports on outcomes and suggest recommendations to Member States. 3. To request the OAS to continue to work on the development of a database that complements those already available on existing legal frameworks and regulations related to migration, and on the identification and mapping of the different temporary worker programs in which nationals of the member states are engaged, and to report to the CEAM on progress in this regard. 4. To urge the CEAM to continue its work and to instruct the Permanent Council to undertake, in the second quarter of 2010, an evaluation of the same that considers, among other things, the rationalizing and unification of the approach to the topic of migration in the OAS. 5. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources.

15. Questions? The principal point of contact on all costing-related queries is: Mr. Ricardo Graziano Director of the Department of Planning and Evaluation Organization of American States Telephone: 458-3406 CPSC04069