5/2/2013
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Secretariat for the General Assembly, the Meeting of Consultation, the Permanent Council, and Subsidiary Organs

Services

 

The assistant secretary general of the Organization is the secretary of the Permanent Council and of its subsidiary bodies and committees, as provided in Article 115 of the OAS Charter.

 

The services provided by the Office of the Secretariat for the General Assembly, the Meeting of Consultation, Permanent Council, and Subsidiary Organs  include the following: 

Provides the advisory services required by the Permanent Council and its subsidiary organs and committees; provides to them, on a permanent basis, adequate secretariat services; carries out their instructions and assignments; and receives, translates, and distributes their documents, reports, and resolutions.

 

Distributes records of Permanent Council meetings and summaries of committee and working group meetings within 72 hours following the corresponding meeting.

 

Takes the necessary measures to ensure that the General Assembly has at its disposal the reports of the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization when it takes up the observations and recommendations submitted by the Permanent Council in keeping with the provisions of Articles 54.f and 91.f of the Charter and Article 61 of the Statutes.

 

Provides the rooms and assistance needed for informal meetings of members of the Permanent Council.

 

Schedules meetings so that subcommittees and working groups of the same committee will not meet simultaneously and so as to make proper use of interpretation services.

 

Distributes the verbatim minutes of each meeting of the Permanent Council to the missions or delegations and, when applicable, to the permanent observers.

 


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