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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.
MINUSTAH Head Meets with OAS Group of Friends of Haiti
August 6, 2014
Representatives of countries from across the Hemisphere met at the informal gathering of the Group of Friends of Haiti in at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC this week to engage in dialogue on developments in the country.
The meeting was chaired by the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Albert Ramdin, and included presentations from the Permanent Representative of Haiti to the Organization, Bocchit Edmond, representatives of OAS member states, officials from the General Secretariat and the Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré.
According to Ambassador Ramdin, “Progress and development are evident in Haiti and it is our hope that all stakeholders, including political forces, work together on key issues.” Acknowledging that partial Senate elections are overdue, Ramdin said, “This is a matter which can be resolved by the main political stakeholders. I urge cooperation on the passage of the electoral law, in the interest of democracy and economic development.”
Briefing the Group of Friends, the Head of MINUSTAH, Ambassador Honoré expressed the hope that, as agreed, elections would be held in 2014. “I urge political actors to rise above their differences and reach consensus in the highest interest of the nation, to ensure the holding of elections in 2014,” said Honoré, who also called on the Senate to “vote without further delay on the amendments to the electoral law, a prerequisite for the organization of elections.”
Earlier in the meeting, the representative of the Government of Haiti, Ambassador Bocchit Edmond reiterated that “The Government of Haiti remains committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure continued growth and progress in the country.”
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.
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