Announcements

2012
 

November:

November 30 | OAS - Secretary General Regrets Colombian Withdrawal from Pact of Bogota

November 27 | OAS - FAO Publication on Governance of Tenure of Land and Food Security

November 26 | OAS - REMJA IX - November 28-29, 2012 - Quito, Ecuador

November 26 | Invitation | The XLVII OAS Policy Roundtable "Challenge in the Protection of Human Rights of Women living with HIV and AIDS" |Nov. 28 @ 3:00pm

November 21 | OAS - Cadiz Declaration - XXII Ibero-American Summit

November 21 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - November 26, 2012

November 19 | OAS - IACHR - Concludes its 146th Session and Expresses Appreciation for the Confidence Shown by All Stakeholders in the Human Rights System

November 19 | Invitation | 50 Lecture of the Americas: "EU-LAC Relations: Towards a Renewed Partnership of Cooperation" | Nov. 30 @ 2:30pm

November 15 | OAS - Program - Budget for 2013

November 13 | OAS - Press Release - Member States Begin Reflection on the OAS, its Purpose, Achievements and Future

November 13 | OAS - Sessions of the Permanent Council with Civil Society - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

November 12 | OAS - IACHR Urges the States to Guarantee the Security and Integrity of Persons that Participated in the IACHR Sessions

November 12 | OAS - Forty-Third Special Session of the OAS General Assembly

November 9 | Invitation | IICA Day 2012 "The Importance of Small Farmers to Achieve Food Security in the Americas"

November 9 | OAS - Schedule of Meetings - Stage Two of the Work Plan - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

November 7 | OAS - Final Documents - XXXVI Assembly of Delegates of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)

November 6 | OAS - Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday November 17, 2012 - 10:00am

November 6 | OAS - Press Release - Electoral Observation Mission in Nicaragua

November 5 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - November 8, 2012 - 10:00am


November 5 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - November 7, 2012

November 5 | Invitation to celebrate IICA Day | November 13 @ 3pm | OAS Hall of the Americas

November 5 | OAS - Report of Activities 2011

 

October:

October 31 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - POSTPONED

October 26 | OAS - Work Plan of the Working Group on Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons (2012-2013)

October 25 | OAS - Special Meeting to Review the Status of Implementation of PUICA

October 25 | OAS - REMJA IX - November 28-29, 2012 - Quito, Ecuador

October 25 | OAS - Fifty-Second Regular Session of the CICAD

October 25 | OAS – Fourth Meeting of CEDDIS – November 27-29, 2012 – Santiago, Chile

October 24 | OAS - Joint Working Group of the Permanent Council and the CIDI - Draft Plan of Action-Social Charter

October 24 | OAS - Compendium of Civil Society Interventions - Third Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons

October 23 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - October 31, 2012

October 19 | OAS - Final Documents - Third Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons

October 19 | OAS - Alertamerica "Human trafficking moves 32 billon dollars annually"

October 18 | OAS - Civil Society Recommendations - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

October 18 | OAS - IACHR Fellowship “Freedom of Expression Orlando Sierra"

October 18 | OAS - Forty-Third Special Session of the OAS General Assembly

October 18 | OAS - Meeting of the Working Group - Draft Legally-Binding Inter-American against Racism and Discrimination

October 18 | OAS - IACHR - Schedule of Hearings for the 146 Period of Sessions

October 18 | OAS - Work of the Department of International Law regarding African Descent in the Americas

October 16 | OAS - Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday October 17, 2012 - 10:00am

October 16 | OAS - Final Document of the XX Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism

October 16 | OAS - Fifty-Second Regular Session of the CICAD


October 15 | OAS - Virtual Dialogue - Connecting the Americas: Advancing Partnerships to Promote Social Inclusion and Equity

October 15 | OAS - REMJA IX - November 28-29, 2012 - Quito, Ecuador

October 15 | OAS - Activities in Haiti

October 12 | Invitation| Foreign Relations Council in Latin America (RIAL) - Vidanta Foundation Award

October 11 | OAS - Secretary General Participation at the X Conference of Ministers of Defense

October 11 | OAS - Inter-American Contest: "Perspectives on Democracy"

October 11 | Invitation | IACHR - Stigma and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth Caribbean

October 10 | OAS - Questionnaire: Thematic Report on Pretrial Detention in the Americas

October 9 | Invitation| Foreign Relations Council in Latin America (RIAL) - Vidanta Foundation Award


October 9 | Invitation | XLVI OAS Policy Roundtable on the World Day against the Death Penalty - October 11 @ 10 AM

October 4 | OAS -Secretary General at the 67 United Nations General Assembly

October 4 | OAS - Civil Society Recommendations - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

October 4 | Invitation | XLV OAS Policy Roundtable "Funding of Political Parties in Latin America" - October 9, 2012 - 10:00 - 11:40am

October 4 | OAS - Activities in El Salvador

October 2 | OAS - Romulo Gallegos Fellowship 2013

October 1 | OAS - Report on Drug Use in the Americas 2011

 

September:

September 28 | OAS - Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday October 3, 2012 - 9:30am

September 28 | OAS - Invitation - The 13 Mayan Bak'tun: The End of an Era and the Dawn of Another - October 2, 2012 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

September 28 | OAS - Final Documents - Third Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies

September 27 | OAS - IACHR Executive Secretary - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

September 26 | OAS - Civil Society Recommendations - Strengthening of the Inter-American HumanRights System

September 24 | OAS - Online Course "Evaluation of Policies and Programs in Education for Democratic Citizenship"

September 21 | OAS - Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC)

September 21 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council - Presentation of the Executive Secretary of the IACHR

September 18 | OAS - Work Plan - Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System

September 18 | The Intercultural Innovation Award

September 18 | OAS Celebrates International Day of Democracy

September 17 | OAS - Meetings of the Permanent Council - Tuesday September 18, 2012

September 12 | OAS - International Seminar "Innovative Experiences in Effective Public Management and Regional Cooperation Strategies"

September 12 | Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) - Press Release 117/12

September 12 |OAS - Third Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons - October 15-16, 2012 - Guatemala

September 12 | OAS - Upcoming Missions of Electoral Observation

September 11 | OAS - Report on Visit to Paraguay

September 11 | OAS - Secretary General Communicates Venezuela’s Decision to Denounce the American Convention on Human Rights

September 11 | OAS - Resolution of the XXVII Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs

September 10 | OAS - Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Monday September 10, 2012 - 3:00pm

September 6 | Civil Society - Vidanta Foundation Award "Contributions to reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

September 5 | OAS - Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Thursday September 6, 2012 - 10:00am

September 5 | Invitation | Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries - October 3, 2012

 

August:

August 30 | OAS - IACHR Condemns the Murder of a Trans Woman in Colombia and Honduras

August 27 | OAS - News - Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)

August 27 | Inter-American Commission of Human Rights - Press Release 108/12

August 24 | OAS - Resolution of the XXVII Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs


August 23 | OAS - Distribution of Mandates Assigned by the General Assembly at its Forty-Second Regular Session and Ongoing Mandates from Previous Year

August 21 | OAS - XLIII Policy Roundtable "Dialogue on Socially Responsible Corporate Governance and Debt Insurance" - September 5, 2012 @ 8:30am

August 20 | OAS - Meetings of the Permanent Council - Wednesday August 22, 2012

August 20 | AS - XXVII Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs - August 24, 2012 - 11:00am

August 17 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council to address the situation between Ecuador and the United Kingdom

August 16 | OAS - Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council to address the situation between Ecuador and the United Kingdom Today at 4:30pm

August 16 | OAS - Central America Advances Security Strategy


August 16 | OAS - Dialogue with the President of the National Commission on Human Rights of Mexico – CANCELLED

August 14 | OAS - XX Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-LevelAuthorities of Tourism - September 11-13, 2012 - Quito, Ecuador

August 13 | OAS - Third Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies

August 10 | INVITATION | XLIX Lecture of the Americas "25 years after the Esquipulas Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges in CentralAmerica"

August 8 | OAS - International Forum "Different Talents-Equal Rights" - October 23-24, 2012 - Lima, Peru

August 8 | OAS - XLIX Lecture of the Americas "25 years after the Esquipulas Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges in Central America

August 7 | OAS - XX Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-LevelAuthorities of Tourism - September 11-13, 2012 - Quito, Ecuador

August 6 | OAS - Report of the IACHR on Death Penalty in the Inter-American Human Rights System

August 6 | OAS - Report of the Joint Electoral Observation Mission of the OAS and the CARICOM in Haiti

August 2 | OAS - Third Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies

August 2 | OAS -Declarations and Resolutions Approved in the XLII GeneralAssembly - Civil Society - 2012/13 Calendar

August 2 | OAS - Third Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons - October 15-16, 2012 - Guatemala

August 1 | OAS - Press Release - Secretary General Hopes that Venezuela Remains in the Inter-American System of Human Rights


August 1 | OAS - Dialogue with the President of the National Commission on Human Rights of Mexico - September 6, 2012

August 1 | OAS - XLIX Lecture of the Americas "25 years After the Esquipulas Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges in Central America"
 

July:


July 31, 2012 | Meetings of the Permanent Council - Wednesday August 1, 2012

24, 2012 | Statement by the Prime Minister of Haiti and the Secretary General


July 24, 2012 | The Secretary General Visits El Salvador

July 20, 2012 | Cooperation Agreement with Haiti for Firearm Marking

July 20, 2012 | Magazine Aportes of the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)

July 19, 2012 | New IACHR Executive Secretary

July 18, 2012 | IACHR - The Situation of People of African Descent in the Americas 2011

July 18, 2012 | Final Report of the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the CEDDIS

July 17, 2012 | II Hemispheric Forum "Women's full citizenship for democracy" - July 18-21 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

July 12, 2012 | Second Hemispheric Report on the Implemention of the Belém do Pará Convention

July 11, 2012 | Summaries of Civil Society Meetings in the XLII General Assembly

July 10, 2012 | Report of the Mission of the Secretary General and Delegation to the Republic of Paraguay

July 9, 2012 | Social Charter of the Americas

July 6, 2012 | Final Documents - Third Conference of StateParties to the CIFTA

July 6, 2012 | Final Documents – Change of Date – Special Session of the Permanent Council on Paraguay

July 5, 2012 | Consultation -Recomendations on the Functioning of the IACHR and the Strengthening of the IASHR

July 5, 2012 | Modernization and Integration of Haiti’s Civil Registry project

July 5, 2012 |Extraordinary Session of the Permanent Council to address the Political Events Developing in Paraguay - July 9, 2012

July 5, 2012 | Press Releases - Informative Mission of the Secretary General to Paraguay Concludes

July 2, 2012 |Press Releases - Informative Mission of the Secretary General to Paraguay

 

June:

June 28th, 2012 |Launching of the Webpage for the Unit on the Rights of LGBTI Persons of the IACHR

June 28th, 2012 | 2011 Annual Report of the Secretary General to the General Assembly

June 27th, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Thursday June 28, 2012 - 10:30am

June 27th, 2012 |Press Release - OAS Secretary General to Travel to Paraguay to Gather Information on Recent Events

June 26th, 2012 |IACHR Expresses Concern over the Ousting of the Paraguayan President

June 25th, 2012 | Statement regarding the situation in the Republic of Paraguay

June 22nd, 2012 | Press Releases on the Political Events Developing in the Republic of Paraguay

June 22nd, 2012 | Live Webcast - Special Session Permanent Council on Paraguay - June 22, 2012 @ 11:30am

June 22nd, 2012 | Special Session Permanent Council on Paraguay - June 22, 2012 @ 11:30am

June 15th, 2012 | Online course "Evaluation of Policies and Programs in Education for Democratic Citizenship"

June 28th, 2012 |Launching of the Webpage for the Unit on the Rights of LGBTI Persons of the IACHR

June 28th, 2012 | 2011 Annual Report of the Secretary General to the General Assembly


June 27th, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Thursday June 28, 2012 - 10:30am

June 27th, 2012 |Press Release - OAS Secretary General to Travel to Paraguay to Gather Information on Recent Events

June 26th, 2012 |IACHR Expresses Concern over the Ousting of the Paraguayan President

June 25th, 2012 | Statement regarding the situation in the Republic of Paraguay

June 22nd, 2012 | Press Releases on the Political Events Developing in the Republic of Paraguay

June 22nd, 2012 | Live Webcast - Special Session Permanent Council on Paraguay - June 22, 2012 @ 11:30am

June 22nd, 2012 | Special Session Permanent Council on Paraguay - June 22, 2012 @ 11:30am

June 15th, 2012 | Online course "Evaluation of Policies and Programs in Education for Democratic Citizenship"

 

May:

May 29th, 2012| XLII OAS General Assembly - Civil Society Coordination Meeting - Cochabamba, Bolivia

May 25th, 2012| Draft Agenda and Annotated Agenda - XLII General Assembly

May 25th, 2012| Draft Declaration of Cochabamba on Food Security with Sovereignty in the Americas - XLII General Assembly


May 24th, 2012| Draft Schedule - XLII General Assembly - June 3-5, 2012 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

May 24th, 2012| Reminder - XLII OAS General Assembly - June 3-5,2012 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

May 24th, 2012| Meetings of the Permanent Council - Friday May 25,2012


May 22nd, 2012| Report of the Secretary General on the Recommendations of the Working Group about the IACHR

May 22nd, 2012| Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 10:00am

May 21st, 2012| 2011 Annual Reports of OAS Political Bodies and Specialized Organizations


May 7th, 2012| Hemispheric Plan of Action to follow up on the Declaration of San Salvador on Citizen Security in the Americas

May 1st, 2012| Recommendations of the IX Hemispheric Forum of Civil Society and Social Actors - April 26-27 of 2012

May 1st, 2012| Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday May 2, 2012 - 10:00am


April:

April 18th, 2012| Final Documents of the VI Summit of the Americas


April 18th, 2012| XLII General Assembly "Food Security with Sovereignty in the Americas" - Cochabamba, Bolivia-June 3-5 2012

April 18th, 2012| Report of the Director General of the Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN)

April 12th, 2012| Presentation by His Excellency, Judge Nicolas Bratza, President of the European Court of Human Rights

April 12th, 2012| Press release "Secretary General highlights civil society role in the hemispheric agenda"


April 4rth, 2012| Fourth Conference of State Parties of MESECVI -April 16, 2012, Washington, D.C.

April 2nd, 2012 | Sixteenth Quarterly Report of the Secretary General on the MAPP

April 2nd, 2012 | OAS - IACHR - The Situation of People of African Descent in the Americas 2011

April 2nd, 2012 | Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC)

 

March:

March 28, 2012 | Conclusions of the High Level Hemispheric Meeting against Transnational Organized Crime

March 27, 2012 | IX Hemispheric Forum of Civil Society and Social Actors - April 26-27, 2012

March 27, 2012 | Special Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday March 28, 2012 - 10:00am

March 27, 2012 | Open Government Regional Dialogue

March 27, 2012 | CICAD - Report on Drug Use in the Americas 2011

March 23, 2012 | IACHR - Report on Access to Justice for Women Victims of Sexual Violence in Mesoamerica

March 22, 2012 | CHANGE OF DATE - Third Conference of State Parties to the CIFTA- May 14-15, 2012, Washington, D.C.

March 21, 2012 | Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial

March 21, 2012 | Report of the Secretary General - Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women's Human Rights

March 20, 2012 | Report on Activities Complying with the Inter-American Program for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of Migrants

March 20, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday March 21, 2012 - 10:00am

March 13, 2012 | IACHR Announces Schedule of Hearings for 144 Sessions

March 12, 2012 | Message from the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) - International Women's Day

March 12, 2012 | Secretary General calls to face the challenges of cyber security

March 12, 2012 | VI Summit of the Americas - Status of negotiations and registration deadline

March 9, 2012 | Declaration "Strengthening Cyber Security in the Americas"

March 8, 2012 | Declaration of Paramaribo "Transforming the role of the teacher in response to the 21st century challenges"

March 7, 2012 | Draft Declaration of Cochabamba on Food Security with Sovereignty in the Americas - XLII General Assembly

March 7, 2012 | Member States decide to confront Organized Crime in a coordinated manner

March 6, 2012 | VI Summit of the Americas "Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity" - April 11-13, 2012, Cartagena de Indias Colombia

March 6, 2012 | Meetings of the Permanent Council - Wednesday March 7, 2012 - 9:15am


February:


February 29, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday February 29, 2012 - 10:00am

February 28, 2012 | General Secretariat Report: Implementation of the Work Plan against Trafficking in Persons in the Western Hemisphere

February 24, 2012 | Ministers of Security and Defense Hold Dialogue on Central American Security

February 24, 2012 |VI Summit of the Americas "Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity" - April 11-13, 2012

February 22, 2012 | Open Government Regional Dialogue - March 20, 2012, Mexico City

February 22, 2012 | Meetings of the Permanent Council - Wednesday February 22, 2012 - 10:00am

February 17, 2012 | Third Conference of State Parties to the CIFTA- March 28-29, 2012, Washington, D.C.

February 17, 2012 |Publication "Política, dinero y poder: Un dilema para las democracias de las Américas"

February 16, 2012 | Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change Governance: Building Pathways for Sustainable Energy - February 28, 2012


February 16, 2012 | VI Summit of the Americas "Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity" - April 11-13, 2012

February 13, 2012 | Member States Agree on Measures to Strengthen Legal Cooperation against Cyber-Crime

February 9, 2012 | OAS Analyze Security Reform in Central America

February 9, 2012 | Announcement of Scholarships for the XXXIX Course of International Law - August 6-24, 2012, Rio de Janeiro


February 2, 2012 | Report on Haiti - Presented by the Assistant Secretary General, Albert R. Ramdin

 

January:
 

January 31, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday February 1, 2012 - 10:00am

January 31, 2012 | Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education - Paramaribo, Suriname - March 1-2, 2012


January 31, 2012 | Twelfth Regular Session of the CICTE - Washington, D.C. - March 7, 2012

January 26, 2012 | Report of the Special Working Group to Reflect on the Workings of the IACHR with a view to Strengthening the IAHRS

January 25, 2012 | Appointment of Mr. Jorge Sanin as Director of the Department of International Affairs

January 24, 2012 | Thirteenth Regular Meeting of the Consultative Committee of CIFTA - February 10, 2012

January 23, 2012 | Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council - Wednesday January 25, 2012 - 10:30am

January 20, 2012 | Presentation “National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution on Jobs and Economic Growth”


January 18, 2012 | Fifth Course on International Law

January 18, 2012 | Grupo Vidanta Foundation Prize

January 13, 2012 | Elections to be held during the XLII General Assembly - June 3-5, 2012 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

January 13, 2012 | Working Group - Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance

January 12, 2012 | Policy Dialogue and Civil Society and Social Actor Consultation “The Road to Cartagena" - February 8-9, 2012

January 12, 2012 | Summary of the Activities with Civil Society and Social Actors of the Department of International Affairs – 2011

January 10, 2012 | 2012 Calendar of Events

January 5, 2012 | "Challenges for the hemisphere in 2012" - OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza

January 4, 2012 | Upcoming Activities - Civil Society and Social Actors - VI Summit of the Americas