Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
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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.
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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.
The Republic of Bolivia and the Organization of American States (OAS) today signed an agreement for that South American nation to host the next meeting of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish acronym, CICAD).
The meeting, which will be held in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra from November 29 through December 1, will gather delegates from the 34 OAS member nations to examine a wide range of issues related to the fight against illegal drugs in the hemisphere.
During a brief ceremony at OAS headquarters, Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin reiterated the importance of international cooperation as a fundamental strategy in the hemispheric fight against drug trafficking and praised CICAD – which in Santa Cruz will celebrate twenty years of activity – as a “star” in this effort.
Nevertheless, Ramdin warned that this international problem continues to have serious domestic consequences. “In many countries it creates an environment of insecurity, of crime, of increased violence in many communities, so we need to continue this discussion within the inter-American system very strongly,” said the Assistant Secretary General.
Ramdin noted that the impact of the problem to society is considerable and can even threaten the democratic process, adding that ultimately, a fundamental principal of the OAS is to strengthen democracies in the region. He said the drug problem should be viewed in perspective because it reflects realities in the Americas. “The reality is that you have producing countries, consuming countries, and you have countries suffering from the trans-shipment, and I think we have to pay equal attention to all three elements within the plan of CICAD,” emphasized the Assistant Secretary General.
Among other issues, the Santa Cruz meeting will study the progress related to Secretary GeneralJosé Miguel Insulza’s proposal for the countries to adopt laws that would regularly and permanently earmark funds towards CICAD at a level equal to less than one percent of the drug-related assets they have seized. Insulza invited the countries to study this plan during CICAD’s last regular period of sessions in May. During that meeting, Insulza called on the member states to “work on the legislative modifications that may be necessary” to do so.
The Bolivia meeting will also include presentations from experts on the problems of methamphetamines and the Internet sales of drugs.
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