COOPERATION IN ACTION
OAS-SEDI: Forging New Partnerships for Development
April
1, Montego Bay, Jamaica
OAS-Argentina to work in strengthening the capacity of the Judiciary on environmental matters. The OAS and the Supreme Court of Argentina signed an agreement to work together in strengthening the capacity of the judiciary on environmental matters in the region.
The
agreement was signed in Jamaica in the framework of the
First Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law in a ceremony featuring the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller; the Chief Justice of Argentina, Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti; Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin; and over 100 chief justices, parliamentarians, prosecutors and experts in environmental law.
April 1, Washington DC, USA
OAS
- Inter-American Metrology System Agreement advances Ministerial
Agenda. The
cooperation agreement signed by the OAS and the Inter-American
Metrology System (SIM) --a regional organization comprised by the
National Metrology Institutes (NMI) of OAS member states-- seeks to
strengthen the development of metrological capabilities in the
Americas. The OAS-SIM agreement will serve as a starting point for
the implementation of the Plan of Action of Guatemala approved last
month, where the region’s
Ministers of Science and Technology recognized the importance of
metrology for development. Metrology ensures the establishment of
national and international measures, norms and standards of
products, thus facilitating common progress in manufacturing, and in
science and technology, as essential elements to support trade,
innovation and competitiveness.
April 17, Washington DC, USA
OAS
- International Economic Alliance hold Symposium on Emerging
Markets. Stressing the role of public-private partnerships in
the economic growth of the region, the OAS-SEDI
co-organized a symposium with the International Economic
Alliance, Global Political Solutions, the World Bank, and the
International Monetary Fund on emerging markets in Africa, Latin
America, and the Caribbean. Primary topics discussed during the
symposium included global health and innovation, financial inclusion
and good governance, and access to capital. OAS Executive Secretary
for Integral Development, Sherry Tross, and Retired U.S. Ambassador
Thomas Pickering provided introductory remarks at the event,
emphasizing that the range of participants at the meeting
illustrated the partnerships required to move forward in the area of
development.
April-May, Online Application
OAS
and Kookmin University, South Korea, support future entrepreneurs.
Students from the Americas will have the opportunity to
participate in the "Global Entrepreneurship Boot Camp" in South
Korea, as part of a new agreement between the OAS and the Kookmin
University. The 7-week program is designed for students or recent
graduates, under 29 years of age, with innovative business ideas in
any area of knowledge and proficiency in oral English. The
call for applications to one of the 8 full scholarships
available is open until May 21. This opportunity is possible through
the Partnership Program for Education and Training (PAEC) of the
OAS, which works with partner institutions in the Americas and
around the world.