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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.
President Leonel Fernández and OAS Assistant Secretary General Call for Greater SICA-CARICOM Integration
October 7, 2011
The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, and the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, have called on Central American and Caribbean leaders to work together to improve employment opportunities, as both regions confront the impact of the global economic downturn.
The call was made during a forum titled, “Economic Perspectives and Challenges for Central America and the Caribbean in the Global Economy” hosted by the OAS and Funglode on the sidelines of the V Americas Competitiveness Forum, in the Dominican Republic this week.
During his presentation, President Fernandez called on the OAS to assist in the institutional simplification of mechanisms to promote Caribbean-Central American relations. He urged the OAS to initiate dialogue on a single regional entity which could facilitate economic, political and cultural integration between the two sub-regions. President Fernandez identified food security and tourism as areas in which the two regions could share competencies.
Addressing the gathering which also included Ministers of Economy, Trade and Industry, as well as private sector representatives from SICA and CARICOM countries, Assistant Secretary General Ramdin said, "The time has come for countries in both regions to go beyond traditional markets. Through greater integration both regions will be better prepared to face the consequences of a worsening debt crisis in Europe and slower growth in the United States. Governments of CARICOM and Central America, therefore, must be willing to re-examine the environment for trade and minimize barriers while the private sector must be ready to engage creatively with their counterparts."
The SICA-CARICOM region currently comprises a market of approximately 55 million people and 22 countries. Assistant Secretary General Ramdin identified some of the current barriers to trade as: transportation, connectivity, a lack of data on investment and economic opportunities, varied regulations and legislation, visa restrictions and a language barrier.
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.
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