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Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
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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.
54th Regular Session of CICAD of the OAS to Meet in Bogotá
December 10, 2013
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold its 54th Regular Session between Wednesday, December 11 and Friday, December 13 in Bogotá, Colombia to hold a dialogue on the “Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas,” produced this year under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Organization, José Miguel Insulza.
The meeting will feature the presence of Secretary General Insulza, the Minister of Justice of Colombia, Alfónso Gómez Méndez; the Minister of Health of Colombia, Alejandro Gaviria; the Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Francisco Becerra; and the drug commissioners of CICAD member countries.
In addition to the discussion on the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas (Analytical Report and Scenarios Report) and the Declaration of Antigua “for a Comprehensive Policy against the World Drug Problem in the Americas” by the OAS Secretary General, the meeting will include discussion panels on “The importance of public policy for prevention and treatment programs;” “The public health approach to address the drug problem in the Americas: meanings and implications;” “The Importance and role of research, information and early warning systems to develop, monitor and evaluate evidence-based drug policy;” "Human rights approach and social integration to address the drug problem in the Americas;" and ““New approaches and alternative models to incarceration.”
In addition, the participants will analyze the new Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM), which will allow for the evaluation of compliance by member countries with the objectives of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy and Plan of Action 2011-2015. They will also hear a report from the Executive Secretary of CICAD, Paul Simons and reports from Groups of Experts on Maritime Narcotrafficking, Money Laundering Control, and Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products.
The 54th Regular Session of CICAD will include the participation of drug commissioners, experts on the issue and civil society representatives. The complete agenda of the event is available here.
CICAD is the principal hemispheric forum for debate on policies and programs to support the 34 member states in the implementation of their national drug strategies.
WHAT: 54th Regular Session of CICAD of the OAS
WHEN: December 11 to 13, 2013
WHERE: Hotel JW Marriott
Calle 73, No. 8-60
Bogotá, Colombia
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