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Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
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 Permanent Council Session on the Situation between Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Reopen Tomorrow
November 3, 2010
The Special Session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) convened to consider the request of the Republic of Costa Rica on the situation involving the Republic of Nicaragua in the border zone of the San Juan River will reopen tomorrow at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT), an announcement made by the Chair of the Council and Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Joaquín Maza, after proposing the suspension of the meeting.
During today’s meeting, the Minister of Foreign Relations and Religion of Costa Rica, René Castro, presented information to detail his perspective on the events that took place in the border zone with Nicaragua. For his part, the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the OAS, Denis Moncada, defended the position of his government and gave background information to support it. Around 13:30 EDT (17:30 GMT), the session was suspended following the interventions of the Permanent Representatives of the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Venezuela and the United States, with the announcement that it would reopen at 15:00 EDT (19:00 GMT).
Afterwards, a private meeting was held between the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza; Foreign Minister Castro and his Permanent Representative to the OAS, Enrique Castillo; Ambassador Moncada; the Chair of the Council, Ambassador Maza; and the Permanent Representatives of Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klee, and the Dominican Republic, Virgilio Alcántara.
At 17:00 EDT (21:00 GMT), and at the suggestion of the Chair of the Council, Ambassador Maza, the decision was taken to continue the session tomorrow at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT). The remainder of the meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.
WHAT: Continuation of the Special Session of the OAS Permanent Council to consider the request of the Republic of Costa Rica on the situation involving the Republic of Nicaragua in the border zone of the San Juan River
WHEN: Thursday, November 4, 2010, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)
WHERE: Simón Bolívar Hall
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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