Mexico City, Mexico, November 8-10, 2014

March 14, 2014

March 9, 2014

March 9, 2014

Suriname, March 5-6, 2014

Salamanca 23 to 28 March 2014

December 19, 2013

The Netherlands Expands Contribution to the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS)

GW's Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program and The OAS present the inaugural event of OAS Perspectives on Hemispheric Issues.
A Conversation with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary for Political Affairs, OAS - December 5, 2013

Tegucigalpa, November 26, 2013

During the event, experts from the Organization and the UN presented two guides to understand and help to resolve conflicts in the new environment.

October 30, 2013

October 22-23, 2013 - Lima, Peru

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This new methodology allows the OAS to assess, as well as contribute to, the full and equal participation of women and men in the electoral process, at all levels: as voters; candidates in national and local elections; leaders within State institutions; within Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs); within Political Party structures.

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) in Panama began today a visit to that member state to monitor the organization of the General Elections of May 4, 2014. Read more...

to be held on October 17, 2013, at 10:00am, in the Padilha Vidal Room at the OAS GSB Building in Washington D.C., located on 1889 F Street NW. Agenda

The Dept.t for Effective Public Management of the OAS makes of public knowledge that, on the 5th and 6th of Sep, 2013, the assessment meeting of the "Inter-American Prize for Innovation in Effective Public Management, 2013" Read more...

The OAS Virtual Campus is pleased to share a list of online courses available in areas of e-Government, Cadastre, and Public Management. To view the full list of courses and the registration dates, visit www.campusvirtualoea.org

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, designated the Argentine lawyer Roberto Menéndez as the new Chief of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS), a position he will assume on September 16, 2013. Video

The OAS began a comprehensive modernization of civil registry information to increase the transparency, accuracy and efficiency of the civil registries in the Eastern Caribbean and provide a secure repository for these public records. Read more...

The OAS through PUICA accompanied the national registration authorities of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru in the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks to combine their efforts to ensure full identification of citizens in the border areas of the three countries. Read more...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) signed an agreement with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Honduras on the observation procedures for the general elections to be held on November 24, 2013. Read more...

The OAS, through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA) today accompanied the national registration authorities of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru in the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks to combine their efforts to ensure full identification of citizens in the border areas of the three countries. Read more...

Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora highlighted the importance of understanding discussions about development as a respectful, plural and democratic conversation; as well as the need for the MIC's full incorporation into the knowledge economy. Read more...

The SPA hosted the 51st Policy Roundtable on the theme "Power Shifts in Latin America: Current Trends." Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary for Political Affairs of the OAS, spoke about trends in relations between Latin America and the United States, highlighting the importance of non-governmental exchanges, for example in the private sector and those brought about by migration. Read more...