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The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
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Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
New Permanent Observer of France to the OAS Presents Credentials
August 5, 2013
Ambassador Jean-Claude Nolla of France today presented credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, as his country’s new Permanent Observer to the Organization.
During the ceremony, which took place in the Hall of Heroes of the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC, Ambassador Nolla said “there exists currently the political will to strengthen the relations between France and the Americas, and that new will is translated into a conviction of the need to create new ties based on the existence of a deep relationship between France and the Americas.”
“The challenges brought by globalization have opened a period of opportunities but also of concerns and uncertainties,” said Ambassador Nolla, who added that “we are better prepared to resolve these challenges because we share a common political culture and a common history.”
For his part, Secretary General Insulza recognized “the fruitful cooperation and significant contribution” that the French government has made to the OAS since becoming a Permanent Observer in 1991. He highlighted, in particular, the support of France for the Electoral Observation Missions, the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS), the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights and the Hemispheric Information Exchange Network for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition.
The Secretary General highlighted that these contributions “throw into sharp relief the ways in which the contributions of France to this Organization coincide with our main objectives and our main concerns.” In addition, he spoke of the possibility of holding a discussion on the common values between the European country and the member states, taking into account the “different paths to democracy.”
Also present at the ceremony were the OAS Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, the Chair of the Permanent Council and Representative of Paraguay, Martín Sannemann, and the representatives of many OAS member states.
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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