OAS :: Secretariat for Political Affairs

Highlights

Discussion on democracy, economic growth, and the expansion of the middle class in Latin America, featuring Marta Lagos, Director of Latinobarómetro.
May 29, 2012 - 9-10am
Elections in the Dominican Republic
May 20, 2012
Elections in The Bahamas
May 7, 2012

OAS Electoral
Observation
Mission in Haiti 2010-2011

Misión de Apoyo al Proceso de Paz MAPP/OEA

Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia MAPP/OEA

Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas,
PUICA

Misiones de Observación Electoral (MOEA)

Electoral Observation Missions (EOMs)

Training

Courses of
e-government, Cadastre and others.

The mission of the Secretariat for Political Affairs (SPA) is to contribute to the strengthening of political processes in the OAS member states, and in particular to support democracy as the best option to ensure peace, security, and development. Through its efforts, the Secretariat reinforces the Organization's role as the primary political forum in the inter-American system and actively helps to sustain democracy in the member states.

In pursuit of its objectives, the SPA acts to increase the legitimacy of institutions in political processes and to strengthen the means of maintaining those processes.

The Secretariat is composed of the Executive Office of the Secretary for Political Affairs and the following dependencies:

Publications

Conciliemos: Una
experiencia de
justicia
comunitaria

MAPP/OEA:
La memoria como
forma cultural
de resistencia

La descentralización
y los desafíos para la
Gobernabilidad
Democrática

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