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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.
OAS to Host Meeting of Chiefs of Electoral Observation Missions
March 9, 2015
The Organization of American States (OAS) will host, on Wednesday, March 11, at 9:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) the “First Meeting of Chiefs of Electoral Observation Missions (EOMs) of the OAS,” at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC.
The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, will open the event, which will be closed by the Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin. The meeting will bring together nine former Chiefs of EOMs to speak in four different panels titled “Observing tight and/or complex elections;” “Legislative and Municipal Elections;” “Elections in the Caribbean;” and “Impact of EOM Recommendations.”
The event will include the participation of Gustavo Fernandez, Chief of the OAS/EOM to El Salvador; Enrique Correa, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Honduras; José Octavio Bordón, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Guatemala; Sergio Abreu, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Peru; Beatriz Paredes, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Colombia; Rosina Wiltshire, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Antigua and Barbuda; Adam Blackwell, Secretary for Multidimensional Security of the OAS and Chief of the OAS/EOM to Dominica; Frank Almaguer, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Saint Kitts and Nevis; Josefina Vázquez Mota, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Costa Rica; and Lourdes Flores Nano, Chief of the OAS/EOM to Panama.
At the conclusion of the panels, the Director of the OAS Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, Gerardo de Icaza, will present the DECO 2014 Annual Report.
The event will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.
WHAT: First Meeting of Chiefs of EOMs of the OAS
WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 9:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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