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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.
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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 Secretary General Calls for Strengthening Equity and Transparency in Systems of Political Financing in the Caribbean
May 9, 2013
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today opened the second day of the Regional Forum “Strengthening Regulation of Political Parties and Political Financing Systems in the Caribbean,” with a call for greater equity and transparency in the systems of political financing in the region.
Political financing reform is necessary, said the Secretary General, “not only for the consolidation of free and fair elections, but for the strengthening of democracy.” “This is not only our duty, but our obligation so that the peoples of the Americas may realize their aspiration for a fair, democratic system, and benefit from the certainty of liberty and equality, which are intrinsic to democracy and indispensable for greater freedom and justice,” said the OAS leader.
“Political funding should not be stigmatized,” said the Secretary General, “as it is a necessary part of a healthy and normal democratic life. However, it is undeniable that money can introduce important distortions to the democratic process.” Addressing those distortions is crucial, he added, as “the perception of legitimacy lies at the core of this discussion.”
The leader of the hemispheric organization stated that in most countries of the Caribbean where the OAS has deployed Electoral Observation Missions, there is a need for greater regulation of political parties and political financing systems. Nonetheless, he noted as positive the tendency in the region to “seek a balance in the influence of money in politics, and to strengthen the mechanisms for transparency and accountability.”
This regional meeting, taking place in Barbados with the participation of 42 delegates from 14 Member States, aims to discuss the underlying complex relationship between money and democracy. The forum builds upon a 2010 regional consultation on model campaign finance legislation organized by the OAS in Kingston, Jamaica, and aims to engage high-level stakeholders in the development of laws and regulations on political financing in order to ensure transparent and equitable electoral processes in the region.
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