Report of the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC) Presented to the CIC Authorities Planning Meeting July 16-17, 2009 Complementing document CIDI/CIC/RPA/doc.63/09 rev 1

Policy Dialogue Declaration of Commitment of the Fifth Summit of the Americas (Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009) Paragraphs on the role of culture in achieving a “culture of non-violence” in the Declaration of the 39 th OAS General Assembly (Honduras June 2009) Resolution approved by 39th OAS General Assembly declaring 2011 as the “Inter-American Year of Culture” Draft Declaration of the VI Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education (Quito, August 12-14, 2009)

Youth and Social Inclusion Video “Towards a Culture of Non Violence – The Role of Arts & Culture” – 4 experiences featured: “The Remix project” (Canada) “The Transformation of Medellín” (Colombia) “Arte como Expresión de Lucha” (Guatemala) “Caribbean Vizion” (various Caribbean countries) – Assistance from Hightop Studios (Toronto) – Coordination with the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security, others “Youth Strategy for the Americas” – April 21, 2009: OAS Assistant Secretary General oral report to the Permanent Council

Culture & Development “Fostering Cultural Diversity and Creative Expression through Education: Sharing Good Practices” (Barbados) “Culture in Development: an Inter-American Information Network” – Mapping of institutions & social actors – Inventory of websites – Draft proposal of the communications strategy – Virtual forum – Advisory Committee

Resources and Partnerships Reserve Subfund balance Mobilization of external resources Partners: CIE, UNESCO, OEI, CAB, IFACCA Member states