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Methodology for Prioritizing Mandates. Current Status. 751 mandates classified as: A: Policies or general policy guidelines on the issue in question. B: Specific measures or activities that support the implementation of type A mandates.
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Current Status • 751 mandates classified as: • A: Policies or general policy guidelines on the issue in question. • B: Specific measures or activities that support the implementation of type A mandates. • C: Operational mandates of an administrative or financial nature. • Vision (approved) • Strategic guidelines and strategic objectives (negotiation)
Step 1: Updating of Mandates. Inclusion of mandates from the last GA Identification of duplicated mandates Classification of new mandates into types A, B, and C. A and B mandates: Prioritization by a Working Group of the Permanent Council C mandates: Secretariat's judgment
Alignment of A and B mandates with Strategic Objectives • Very high • High • Intermediate • Low • Very low • Step 3: Aligning A and B mandates with the Strategic Objectives of the OAS
Evaluation of programs from the point of view of their impact and OAS installed capacity to implement them • Impact: institutions/countries, populations benefited, for how long, etc. • Installed capacity: cost of the program, time and human resources needed to carry it out. • Step 4: Classification of B Mandates according to program impact and the Organization's installed capacity for implementing them