The Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) is one of six Secretariats that operate under the direction of the General Secretariat of the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

. The department's stated mission is to support and facilitate the development of

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, multilateral security, and

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in the 35 member states of the OAS. SEDI operates in six main issue areas, and has a corresponding office for each issue. These include: Education and Culture; Trade and Tourism;

Sustainable Development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

; Social Development and Employment; Science and Technology; and

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External sources

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References

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