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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.
OAS Co-organizes Second Latin American Democracy Forum in Mexico City from December 6 to 8
December 5, 2011
The Second Latin American Democracy Forum, organized jointly by the OAS, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) of Mexico and International IDEA, will be held from December 6 to 8, 2011, in the "Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso" in Mexico City. The event will be a space for discussion and dialogue on current and future problems faced by democracies in the region, mainly the relationship between politics and money in a democratic system, its implications, the distortions that may arise, and questions related to the inappropriate use of political funds, loss of confidence in the system and the legitimacy of access to government.
Renowned politicians, diplomats, journalists and experts will participate in the three-day event, including: the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Patricia Espinosa; the Minister of the Interior of Mexico, Alejandro Poiré; the President of IFE, Leonardo Valdes; the former President of Panama, Martín Torrijos; the former President of Bolivia, Carlos Mesa; the former President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe; the Regional Director of IDEA International, Daniel Zovatto; the former Vice President of Paraguay, Luis Castiglioni; FLACSO Secretary General Francisco Rojas; the Congresswoman from Guatemala Otilia Lux de Coti; and the Head of Government of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard.
The event's complete agenda is available here (Only available in Spanish).
The forum will serve as the platform to launch the report "Politics, Money and Power: a dilemma for democracy" prepared by the OAS, which analyzes, among other issues, the impact of citizens' demands and the influence of money in politics; the effectiveness of regulations on political finance and the consequences of not having enough rules on this matter; equal electoral opportunities; democracy and media pluralism; the impact of crime-related money and the discrimination of women in political financing.
The Second Forum is open to the press. To register please visit the forum's website
WHAT: Second Latin American Democracy Forum: "Politics, Money, and Power"
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