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Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
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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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The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
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 Department of International Law supports the development of
international commercial arbitration throughout the Americas by
enhancing capacity of stakeholders in OAS Member States. The Department
encourages OAS Member States to work towards the modernization and
harmonization of their domestic dispute settlement mechanisms to enable
effective and efficient recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
and decisions.
OAS Arbitration Project
Objective: The OAS Arbitration Project (2012-2015) was
made possible with funding from the Government of Canada. Entitled
“Commercial Arbitration, Training Judicial Officers in the Enforcement
of International Awards,” the objective of the project was to strengthen
knowledge among judges and public officials of the proper application of
internationally recognized norms in commercial arbitration throughout
the region, particularly with regard to enforcement of international
commercial arbitral decisions in a cross-border context. This should
lead to more legal certainty and thus, greater investor confidence
throughout the region as to the enforceability of arbitral decisions.
Strategy: The project adopted the following strategic approach:
Manage an effective training program that responds to the particular
challenges faced by an individual state.
Create a participatory process that incorporates into the program
contributions, suggestions, experiences, and knowledge from national
experts, academics, judges, arbiters and associations, as well as
the private sector and civil society.
Host sub regional workshops that promote Inter-American and
international law on international commercial arbitration, including
relevant legal norms on the topic as contained in various sub
regional trade agreements.
Incentivize the training of trainers, encouraging workshop
participants to replicate the training program locally.
Create networks and databases to facilitate the exchange of
knowledge and the use of modern information technology for
information sharing.
Results: The project team orchestrated a number of
activities that included several training workshops and regional
seminars and resulted in Four High-Level Meetings on the role of the
judiciary in international commercial arbitration. A brief summary of
the outcome of these meetings may be found at the following links
(Spanish only):
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