March 12, 2013 Activities undertaken to facilitate the participation of civil society organizations in the OAS Department of International Affairs Secretariat for External Relations

PC and GA Mandates Inter-American Democratic Charter CP/RES. 759 (1217/99) Guidelines for the Participation CP/RES. 759 (1217/99) of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities [endorsed by the General Assembly AG/RES (XXX-O/00)] CP/RES. 840 (1361/03) "Strategies for Increasing and Strengthening CP/RES. 840 (1361/03) Participation by Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities" [endorsed by the General Assembly AG/RES (XXXIII-O/03)] AG/RES (XLI-O/11) and AG/RES (XLII-O/12) 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 AG/RES (XLI-O/11)AG/RES (XLII-O/12) AG/RES (XLII-O/12) Follow-Up on the Recommendations Contained in the Report ff the Special Working Group to reflect on the workings of the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights with a view to strengthening the Inter- American Human Rights System AG/RES (XLII-O/12)

Registry of CSOs in the OAS 37 CSO registry applications processed and presented to the CISC 20 CSOs approved by the Permanent Council 17 CSOs in the process of being registered

Communications and Access to Information

Participation in the XLII General Assembly IX Hemispheric Forum of Civil Society and Social Actors – April 26-27, 2012 Special Session of the CISC – April 27, 2012 Informal Conversation between the OAS Secretary General and Representatives of CSOs – June 2, 2012 Civil Society Coordination Meeting – June 2, 2012 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, 2012

Participation in the OAS Organs VII Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education – Paramaribo, Suriname – March 1-2, 2012 XII Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) – Washington, D.C. – March 7, 2012 II Special Meeting of the Working Group established by the CEDDIS – Lima, Peru – April 25-26, 2012 Third Conference of the States Party to the CIFTA – Mexico City, Mexico – May 14-15, 2012 XX Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism – Quito, Ecuador – September 11-13, 2012 III Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies – Washington, D.C. – September 17-18, 2012 III Third Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons – Guatemala City, Guatemala – October 15-16, 2012 IV Meeting of the CEDDIS – Santiago, Chile – November 27-29, 2012 IX Meeting of Ministers of Justice or Other Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA-IX) – Quito, Ecuador – November 28-29, 2012 LII Regular Session of CICAD – San Jose, Costa Rica – November 28-30, 2012 XIII Regular Session of the CICTE – Washington, D.C. – December 7, 2012 Special Session of the CAJP: Course on International Refugee Law – Washington, D.C. – January 31, 2013 Special Session of the CAJP on Official Public Defenders as a Guarantee of Access to Justice for Persons in Situations of Vulnerability – Washington, D.C. – March 7, 2013 XIII Regular Meeting of the CICTE – Washington, D.C. – March 8, 2013

Participation in the Process for Reflect on the Workings of the IACHR with a view to Strengthening the IAHRS 1 st Stage: September 1 – October 31, CSOs presented their recommendations in writing to the Permanent Council 2 nd Stage: November 1 – December 31, 2012 CSO participation was facilitated in 2 Special Sessions of the Permanent Council on December 7, CSOs made 68 live and video presentations 3 rd Stage: January 1 – February 28, 2013 Special Session of the Permanent Council with Civil Society and Other Actors or Users of the IAHRS – March 7, CSOs participated 4 th Stage: March 2013 XLIV Special Session of the General Assembly – March 22, 2013

Participation in the Summits of the Americas Process OAS Policy Roundtable The Road to Cartagena: Hemispheric Cooperation to Promote Access to Technology – Washington, D.C. – January 17, 2012 OAS Policy Roundtable The Road to Cartagena: Hemispheric Cooperation to Advance Public Security – Washington, D.C. – February 8, 2012 Consultation with Social Actors Hemispheric Cooperation to Promote Access to and the Use of Technologies and Security – Washington, D.C. – February 9, 2012 Lecture of the Americas: The Panama Canal: Furthering Development in the Americas – Washington, D.C. – March 13, 2013 Civil Society Forum Connecting the Americas: Strengthening Partnerships for Action beyond Cartagena – Cartagena de Indias, Colombia – April , 2012 Strengthening Partnerships for Prosperity: A Government and Social Actor Dialogue for Action – Cartagena de Indias, Colombia – April 13, 2012

Upcoming Activities Follow-up to the VI Summit of the Americas Virtual Forum Connecting the Americas: Advancing Partnerships for Action on Energy, the Environment and Infrastructure – March 5-15, 2013 Forum Connecting the Americas: Advancing Partnerships for Action – Washington, D.C. – March 18, 2013 In preparation for the XLIII OAS General Assembly Virtual Forum with Civil Society and Social Actors – April 2013 X Hemispheric Forum with Civil Society and Social Actors – Washington, D.C. – April 2013 Special Session of the CISC with Civil Society and Social Actors – Date TBD Participation in the XLIII OAS General Assembly – Antigua, Guatemala – June 4-6, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SECRETARIAT FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS