Report of the Department of International Affairs on the Activities with Permanent Observers

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ON THE ACTIVITIES WITH PERMANENT OBSERVERS

FOURTH QUARTER 2014

(October 1 to December 31, 2014)

1. INTRODUCTION

In order to strengthen the Organization’s ties with the Permanent Observer Missions, the Secretariat for External Relations/Department of International Affairs (SER/DIA) coordinates the General Secretariat’s efforts to facilitate the active participation and collaboration of Permanent Observers in the activities and cooperation programs of the Organization through informational meetings, the negotiation and presentation of projects, and the promotion of special events and exchanges of information.

This financial management report provides a summary of the activities carried out by the SER/DIA from October 1 to December 31, 2014 to promote financial and in-kind cooperation with Permanent Observerspursuant to Resolution AG/RES. 1 (XLIII-E/12) rev. 1 Paragraph III.A.2.c, which requests the General Secretariat to present its administrative and financial management reports to the CAAP on a quarterly basis, including an executive summary. These reports serve as a guide to the strategic allocation of resources and to report on the General Secretariat’s compliance with mandates of the General Assembly that address policies affecting administration, management, and programs, as well as to report on variances, and highlight budget transfers when applicable.

As described in Executive Order 08-01 rev. 7,SER/DIA is responsible for coordinating the relations with the Permanent Observers in order to providethese key strategic partners with information regarding the mission, priorities, and activities of the Organization and the hemispheric agenda. SER/DIA also negotiates financingand in-kind contributions, as well as cooperation agreements with the Permanent Observers that support OAS programs.

In order to strengthen and improve the resource mobilization capacities of the GS/OAS, and as part of its mandated[1]role as the focal point of the OAS General Secretariat with regard to external fundraising efforts to support the implementation of the mandates of the General Assembly and the Organization’s programs, in the fourth quarter of 2014 the Secretariat for External Relations continued to promote and implement the Strategic Plan for Mobilization of External Funds in the OAS with Permanent Observers and Voluntary Donors 2013-2015.

This Plan, approved by the Secretary General and presented to the CAAP, provides a more consolidated, coordinated effort on behalf of the General Secretariat to present to external donors specific OAS Priority Programs that have been identified and mutually agreed upon by each Secretariat. This Strategic Plan facilitatesGS/OAS coordination in its approach to external donors for financial and in-kind support for programs that not only address key OAS mandates, but that otherwise may not have adequate financial support for their successful implementation.

1. MOBILIZATION OF FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND RESOURCES

1. Based on the foreign policy objectives and international cooperation priorities of the Permanent Observers, SER/DIA continued to promote theStrategic Plan for Mobilization of External Fundsin the OAS with Permanent Observers and Voluntary Donors 2013-2015 duringthe fourthquarter of 2014. As of December31, 2014,the Organization had receivedcombined cash and in-kind contributions in the amount of US$16,163,457.73from Permanent Observers to support programs of the OAS, as shown in Annex I below.

1. In addition to the received contributions noted above, resource-mobilization effortscarried out by the GS/OAS in 2014 resulted in an additional US$4,155,088 in pledged contributions from Permanent Observers (Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain), made through the signing of agreements and exchanges of letters, for priority programs that will be implemented by the different technical areas of the GS/OAS in 2015 and subsequent years.As such, the GS/OAS’ resource mobilization efforts with Permanent Observers in 2014 resulted in a combined sum of approximately US$ 20.3 million in cash, in-kindand pledged contributions.

ANNEX I: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERMANENT OBSERVERS (JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2014)
COUNTRY / PROJECT / OAS DIVISION / RECEIVED CASH CONTRIBUTIONS / RECEIVED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
BELGIUM / Landmine Victim Assistance in Ecuador and Peru (€108,062, 2nd payment €60,000, final payment €48,062, agreement signed October 2012) / SMS-DPS / $80,658.00
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (17 scholarships awarded) / SEDI-DHDEE / $690,455.00
TOTAL / $80,658.00 / $690,455.00
CHINA / The Continuous Reporting System on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI) / SEDI-DESD / $45,000.00
Lecture Series of the Americas and OAS Policy Roundtables / SER-DIA / $35,000.00
Strengthening Decision Support Systems for Disaster Risk Management in Central America and the Caribbean / SEDI-DSD / $70,000.00
Capacity Building for Growing Higher Education Institutions at Undergraduate Level: Enriching Curriculum to Develop Investigating Minds for Integral Development / SEDI-DHDEE / $50,000.00
OAS Main Building Renovation Project / SAF-OGS / $133,093.00
Scholarships Awarded with the Support of the Government of China | PAEC- Academic (29 scholarships awarded for 2014) / SEDI-DHDEE / $870,000.00
Seminar on International Development Cooperation for Officials from Latin America, Caribbean and South Pacific Countries (2 participants) / SEDI/SER / $20,200.00
Seminar for Diplomats of East-Asian and Latin-American Countries (3 participants) / OSG/SPA/SER / $30,300.00
Seminar on Renewable Rural Energy, Environment and Hygiene Management of Latin America, Caribbean and South Pacific Regions (1 participant) / SEDI / $10,100.00
Seminar on Human Resource Management for Latin American, Caribbean and South Pacific Countries in 2014 (1 participant) / SAP / $10,100.00
TOTAL / $333,093.00 / $940,700.00
DENMARK / Programa Regional de los Derechos Humanos en Centroamérica (PRO-DERECHOS 2013-2015) / IACHR / $684,213.00
TOTAL / $684,213.00
EUROPEAN UNION / Inter-American Human Rights System (€1,000,000 over two years 2014-2015) / IACHR / $769,763.37
Program to Prevent Irregular Migration in Mesoamerica / SMS-DPS / $1,044,801.79
Increasing the Sustainability of the Energy Sector in the Caribbean through Improved Governance and Management (Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program) / SEDI-DSD / $90,723.00
TOTAL / $1,905,288.16 / $0.00
FINLAND / Strengthening Freedom of Expression in the Americas (€300,000, Final payment of agreement signed on June 29, 2012) / IACHR / $388,800.00
TOTAL / $388,800.00
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA / University of Information Science and Technology (10 scholarships awarded) / SEDI-DHDEE / $174,000.00
TOTAL / $0.00 / $174,000.00
FRANCE / Fund for OAS Electoral Observation Missions (€150,000, Agreement signed April 21, 2014) / SPA-DECO / $200,565.00
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and actvities related to Abolition of the Death Penalty) €20,000 / IACHR / $24,691.36
TOTAL / $225,256.36
GERMANY / Promotion of Right to Identity in Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru (PUICA) (Agreement 81182985) / SPA-DEPM / $100,628.46
Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP) in Colombia (450,000 Euros) / SPA-DSDSM / $561,080.00
Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP) - Strengthening of and Support to Victims and their Organizations in Colombia (Agreement 81156760) / SPA-DSDSM / $26,862.98
Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure For Biodiversity and Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (€2,000,000 over 5 years = €400,000/year ) / SEDI-DESD / $538,783.00
Associate Staff Member "Regional International Law and Access to Justice in Latin America" (€350,000 2014-2015) / IA Court of Human Rights / $223,105.00
9th Executive Seminar for Diplomats from Latin America and the Caribbean (1 scholarship) / SAP-DECO / $7,000.00
TOTAL / $688,571.44 / $768,888.00
ISRAEL / Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections in Costa Rica - February 2, 2014 / SPA-DECO / $10,000.00
Electoral Observation Mission for the Presidential Elections in El Salvador - February 2, 2014 / SPA-DECO / $10,000.00
Electoral Observation Mission for the Presidential Elections in Colombia - May/June 2014 / SPA-DECO / $10,000.00
Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections in Peru - October 5, 2014 / SPA-DECO / $10,000.00
Electoral Observation Mission Fund / SPA-DECO / $25,000.00
Technical cooperation agreement with Young Americas Business Trust - Training for young entrepreneurs via Business Labs and Nexlinks programs / YABT / $332,000.00
TOTAL / $65,000.00 / $332,000.00
ITALY / Integral Landmine Victim Assistance and Socio-economic Reinsertion in Colombia (60,000 euros) / SMS-DPS / $73,026.00
TOTAL / $73,026.00
JAPAN / Modernization and Integration of the Civil Registry in Haiti / SPA-DEPM / $120,000.00
TOTAL / $120,000.00 / $0.00
KAZAKHSTAN / Virtual Training Course "Gender Justice for the Rights of Women" / CIM / $24,970.00
Strengthening Decision Support Systems for Disaster Risk Management in Central America and the Caribbean / SEDI-DSD / $24,970.00
TOTAL / $49,940.00 / $0.00
KOREA / OAS Electoral Observation Mission Fund / SPA-DECO / $50,000.00
Korea-OAS Internship Program / SAF-DHR / $50,000.00
Creation of an OAS-sponsored Electoral Accreditation Body for Certification of Electoral Authorities against ISO Electoral Standard / SPA-DECO / $150,000.00
TOTAL / $250,000.00
LIECHTENSTEIN / Virtual Training Course "Gender Justice for the Rights of Women" / CIM / $25,000.00
TOTAL / $25,000.00
LUXEMBOURG / Electoral Observation Mission for Presidential and Legislative Elections in Costa Rica and Presidential Elections in El Salvador (February 2, 2014) / SPA - DECO / $44,989.00
TOTAL / $44,989.00
MONACO / Virtual Training Course "Gender Justice for the Rights of Women" / CIM / $6,600.00
TOTAL / $6,600.00
NETHERLANDS / Inter-American Judicial Facilitators Program (Agreement signed July 6, 2012) / SLA / $3,886,077.00
Inter-American Human Rights System / IACHR / $317,632.00
The Int'l Institute of Social Studies- University of Rotterdam (2 scholarships awarded) / SEDI-DHDEE / $10,248.00
TOTAL / $4,203,709.00 / $10,248.00
NORWAY / Electoral Observation Mission for the Regional Elections in Peru (October 5, 2014) / SPA-DECO / $77,585.00
Strengthening the Judicial Capacities of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Diffusion of its Work / IA Court of Human Rights / $1,211,945.87
Strategic Plan 2012-2014: Human Rights Education as a Key to the Democratic Future / IIDH / $757,462.00
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights / IACHR / $540,756.32
TOTAL / $2,587,749.19
SERBIA / Electoral Observation Mission for the Presidential and Legislative Elections in Bolivia (October 5, 2014) / SPA-DECO / $5,000.00
Electoral Observation Mission for the Parliamentary Elections in Antigua and Barbuda / SPA-DECO / $5,000.00
MAS Caribbean “Supporting CARICOM’s Crime and Security Strategy” / SMS-DPS / $10,000.00
TOTAL / $20,000.00
SPAIN / Associate Staff in the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (90,000 euros, Feb 1 to Dec 31, 2014) / SMS-CICTE / $114,040.00
Salud y Vida en las Américas (SAVIA) / SMS - CICAD / $260,000.00
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - UNED (9 scholarships offered for online courses) / SEDI-DHDEE / $6,280.64
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (98 scholarships offered for online courses) / SEDI-DHDEE / $65,740.00
Training and Capacity-Building Activities for the General Secretariat of the OAS / SAF / $97,188.00
TOTAL / $357,188.00 / $186,060.64
SWEDEN / Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone / SPA-DSDSM / $99,975.00
TOTAL / $99,975.00
SWITZERLAND / National Identification Office in Haiti (Universal Civil Identity Program of the Americas -PUICA) / SPA-DEPM / $149,980.00
Electoral Oversight Mission - Legislative Elections in Colombia March 2014 / SPA-DECO / $15,248.00
Electoral Oversight Mission - Presidential Elections in Colombia May 2014 / SPA-DECO / $21,475.00
Electoral Oversight Mission - 2nd Round Presidential Elections in Colombia May 2014 / SPA-DECO / $12,140.00
Electoral Observation Mission - Elections in Bolivia, October 2014 / SPA - DECO / $28,748.00
Monitoring the Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in the Americas and Annual Report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression in the IAHRS / IACHR / $12,763.00
Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP) -Secondment (CHF466,000, for 24 months- Mar 2014 - Feb 2016) / SPA-DSDSM / $194,000.00
TOTAL / $240,354.00 / $194,000.00
TURKEY / Electoral Observation Mission - General Elections in Antigua and Barbuda / SPA - DECO / $12,000.00
Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone / SPA-DSDSM / $100,000.00
Creation of an OAS-sponsored Electoral Accreditation Body for Certification of Electoral Authorities against ISO Electoral Standard / SPA-DECO / $20,000.00
Capacity Building for Growing Higher Education Institutions at Undergraduate Level: Enriching Curriculum to Develop Investigating Minds for Integral Development / SEDI-DHDEE / $68,000.00
TOTAL / $200,000.00
UNITED KINGDOM / Electoral Observation Mission - General Elections in Antigua and Barbuda / SPA - DECO / $20,000.00
Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP) / SPA-DSDSM / $66,494.00
Strengthening Cyber Security in the Americas (Caribbean sub region) / SMS-CICTE / $128,013.94
Electoral Observation Mission - Elections in Bolivia, October 2014 (In-kind contribution of observer) / SPA - DECO / $3,188.00
TOTAL / $214,507.94 / $3,188.00
CASH & IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO DATE / $12,863,918.09 / $3,299,539.64
TOTAL / $16,163,457.73

[1]See AG/RES. 1 (XLIII-E/12) rev. 1 Paragraph III.A.3.a and Executive Order No. 08-01 Rev. 7