76^th MEETING OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE

May 9-11, 2001
Montevideo, Uruguay

CD/RES. 05 (76-R/01)

THE DIRECTING COUNCIL,

WHEREAS:

The Report by the Director General's Office refers fundamentally to the process of the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2000-2004, during its first year, and particularly the level of fulfillment manifested in it;

RESOLVES:

1. To approve the Report presented and congratulate the Director General and his staff on their work during this period.
2. To request that, in the second phase of fulfillment of the objectives of the Strategic Plan 2000-2004, the Office of the IACI Director General place special emphasis on the following aspects:

• Consolidating an organizational structure for the IACI that allows for the participation of, and interaction with, all of the countries, as well as the effective development of the programs;
• Developing the proposed communications strategy;
• Placing a special emphasis on the use of the Internet as an instrument for reciprocal communications and training;
• Promoting the Prototypes of Targeted Child Policies, Legislation on Children and Adolescents, and Information Systems for the Monitoring of Child and Adolescent Rights, presented to the Directing Council;
• Developing a strategy for securing funds devoted to the development of the programs proposed in the countries;
• Strenghtening the IACI's presence in political fora.

3. To recommend that the countries give their support for the proposals submitted by the IACI, particularly relating to the Prototypes and the communications strategy.
4. To request the Delegates to develop the work necessary to strengthen the budget of the IACI in the framework of the Regular Budget of the Organization of American States.