Provide assistance to Member States on their efforts to advance on development with equity, through the promotion of policies and programs of poverty reduction, decent work and employment creation.
The DSDE fulfills its strategic objectives through activities integrated in the following areas:
• promotion of inter-American dialogue on social development, labor and employment; through the support of specialized political fora;
• promotion of partnership for development, especially horizontal cooperation activities based on the exchange of knowledge and experiences in planning and implementation of public policies;
• coordination of actions with other international organizations, scholars, private sector and civil society.
The Department was formally established on December 15, 2005 by Executive Order No. 05-13 of the General Secretary of the OAS, incorporating under its responsibility all of the activities in the areas of social development, work and employment which the OAS has been developing since its creation in 1948.
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SEDI / DSPP - Departamento de Seguimiento, Políticas y Programas
Social Protection, poverty and a human rights approach: linkages and tensions
Chile
November 5 - 6, 2009 More information >>
SEDI / DSPP - Departamento de Seguimiento, Políticas y Programas
OAS Social Protection Internship in Chile
Santiago, Chile
October 26 to November 3, 2009 More information >>
Intersectorial Seminar on employment policies and income generation for vulnerable populations Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
October 19-20, 2009 More information >>
XVI Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS
Palacio San Martín
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 6 to 8, 2009
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Inter-American Social Protection Network launch
New York City
September 22, 2009 More information >>
President Bachelet supports the creation of an Inter-American Social Protection Network Washington D.C.
June 24, 2009 More information >>
COSATE
Dialogue of heads of delegation with representatives of the workers in the OAS Member States - 39 Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly San Pedro Sula, Honduras
June 1, 2009 More information >>
CEATAL
Dialogue among the heads of delegation, the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, and the representatives of the private sector in the OAS Member States - 39 regular session of the OAS General Assembly
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
June 1, 2009 More information >>
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