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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.
POSITIVE REACTION TO PROPOSED THEME FOR FOURTH SUMMIT
October 20, 2004
The proposal to focus the Fourth Summit of the Americas on issues related to creating jobs and combating poverty has received broad acceptance among the countries of the region, Argentina’s Secretary of Foreign Relations, Jorge Taiana, said today. Taiana chaired a meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), held at the Organization of American States (OAS).
The two-day meeting gave the governments the first opportunity to reflect on the central Summit theme proposed by Argentina, “Creating Jobs to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance.” Argentina will host the Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Americas November 2005.
The SIRG is made up of representatives of each country, most of whom are deputy ministers or assistant secretaries, who are charged with implementing the mandates from the Summit Plans of Action. Taiana told the delegates that job creation should be a central issue on the inter-American agenda.
“Our commitment to consolidating democracy in the Americas; the great efforts underway to combat hunger, illiteracy and disease; and the mandates that have grown out of the Summits process underscore the urgency of finding structural solutions to the tragedy of inequality and poverty,” he said. “We are certain that generating dignified employment for all is the way to accomplish that goal.”
At a press conference held after the meeting concluded, Taiana stressed the importance of having civil society actively involved in the Summits of the Americas process. The SIRG met today with representatives of 47 civil society organizations to receive their initial input to the Fourth Summit theme.
Taiana said that international bodies, including the International Labor Organization (ILO), had participated in the discussions and said it was also important to include other groups such as labor unions and small- and medium-sized business.
He also emphasized the need for close links between the work of regional ministerial meetings and the Summits of the Americas, adding that in the coming months ministerial meetings will look at such issues as labor, health and sustainable development.
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