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Inter-American Committee for Sustainable Development (CIDS)
The purpose of the Committee is to promote inter-American dialogue and cooperation in the area of sustainable development, propose the formulation of the policy of the Organization of American States (OAS) on this issue, and promote the development and execution of the Inter-American Program for Sustainable Development, as well as orient the coordination and follow-up of the various decisions of the
Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1996, and other
Summits of the Americas.
The CIDS is composed of a high-level representative from each member state, and of those delegates, advisors, or experts that each country deems appropriate.shall be composed of representatives designated by the highest national education authorities of the member states. At each regular meeting, the Committee shall elect a Chair and two Vice Chairs, who shall hold office until the next regular meeting. The elections shall be decided by the majority vote of the member states.
The Department of
Sustainable Development of the OAS serves as the CIDS Technical Secretariat.
For more information we invite you to consult the
Rules
of Procedure of CIDS.
CIDS Authorities. (Elected at
the CIDS Fourth regular meeting, held at the OAS headquarters in October of
2014)
Chair: Honduras
Vice Chairs: Barbados, Argentina
Meetings of the Inter-American Committee for Sustainable Development