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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.
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of the American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin discussed issues of leadership, political participation, responsibility and courage with a delegation of “Caribbean Youth Ambassadors” visiting Washington, DC this week.
The Caribbean Youth Ambassadors came from several countries including The Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as part of the United States Department of State “Youth Ambassadors” and “BoldLeaders” program.
Many of the participants of the Youth Ambassadors Program have expressed interest in pursuing political careers. Addressing this issue, Assistant Secretary General Ramdin pointed out that leadership and political participation should always be founded on “an intense desire to ensure that those who are voiceless or under represented have a voice” adding that “leadership and political participation require a sense of responsibility and a great deal of courage to do what is right.”
According to Ramdin, political differences can often be solved by meaningful dialogue, a process which the OAS often facilitates through quiet diplomacy. The senior OAS official also encouraged the youth participants to strive to avoid pitfalls of individualism and materialism and focus more on understanding and respecting their fellow citizens.
Ramdin, who is also Chair of the OAS Inter-Departmental Working Group on Youth issues, described the Youth Ambassadors program as an positive learning experience which provided participants with an opportunity to engage in a meaningful way. Representatives of OAS Youth initiatives including the Young Americas Business Trust, the Inter-American Program on Democratic Values and Practices, the OAS Youth Orchestra Program in the Caribbean, the Trust for the Americas POETA Youth Program and Training Courses for Young Leaders on Democracy made presentations on their respective programs.
For further information on the OAS and the Interdepartmental Working Group on Youth, please visit www.oas.org/youth.
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.