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

May 13-15, 2002
Montevideo, Uruguay

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CD/RES. 10 (77-R/02)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THE DIRECTING COUNCIL,

CONSIDERING:

1. That, at its 76^th Meeting, in resolution CD/RES. 17 (76-R/01), the Directing Council resolved to instruct the Executive Committee, with the collaboration and assistance of the Director General of the IIN, to provide recommendations to the Directing Council at its 77^th Regular Meeting, with a view to regulating and formally establishing the functions and responsibilities of the Executive Committee;
   

2. That the Executive Committee has presented Draft Terms of Reference, which bring together the different elements discussed during the two years of informal consideration of this topic;

 RESOLVES:

To adopt the following Terms of Reference for the operation of the Executive Committee:

1. The Executive Committee's functions shall be advisory and technical in nature, and shall provide support for the work of the Office of the Director General, and follow up on policy guidelines received from the Directing Council and the Pan American Child Congress, the two statutory organs of the IIN.
   

2. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the President and Vice President of the Directing Council and of one member state elected by the Directing Council for each of the five regions.
   

3. Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be open to all interested Delegates of the Member States.  In exceptional circumstances, and at the discretion of the Committee’s officers, participation in meetings of the Executive Committee may be limited to the seven members, elected by the Directing Council.
   

4. The Executive Committee shall have the following functions and purposes:
   

a)  To carry out the tasks delegated to it by the Directing Council;

b)  To provide advisory services to the Director General, at his request;

c)  To report on its activities to the Directing Council in annual reports of its President;

d)  The members of the Executive Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

i. To support and advise the Director General, at his/her request, regarding
   subregional matters;

ii. To facilitate to the Director General matters of interest to the subregions;

iii. To support the Office of the Director General and collaborate with other
     subregional representatives in promoting, disseminating, and executing all IIN
     programs and policies being implemented in the subregion;

iv. To reply to requests for support that the Office of the Director General may
     make in implementing cooperation activities and programs in the subregion;

v. To consult the Delegates of their subregions in order to gain an awareness on
    their Governments concerns and needs, with a view to elaborate proposals
    and drafting resolutions to be submitted to the Directing Council;

vi. To facilitate and maintain an ongoing exchange of information with Delegates
    of other Member States in the subregion with a view to fulfilling the functions
    of the Executive Committee.    

vii. To identify areas in each subregion where it might be appropriate to
     implement IIN multilateral technical cooperation programs;       

viii. To provide support to the Office of the Director General in planning and
      implementing multilateral technical cooperation programs by serving as
      liaison with local institutions and specialists involved in the programs.