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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.
MINISTERS AFFIRM NEED TO STRENGTHEN CULTURAL FIELD
August 24, 2004
MEXICO CITY—At the end of their two-day meeting here, the hemisphere´s highest-level government authorities responsible for culture reaffirmed the need to strengthen the cultural field in order to help combat poverty, reduce social differences and create jobs.
“We agree on the need to strengthen and promote all actors in the cultural field, including cultural and creative industries that constitute one of the most dynamic sectors of our economies, and generate employment and wealth,” they affirmed in the Declaration of Mexico, adopted at the close of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities.
During their discussions, delegates of 31 member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) examined three central issues: culture as an engine for economic growth, employment and development; challenges faced by cultural and creative industries; and culture as a tool for inclusion, social cohesion and the fight against poverty. In their Declaration and Plan of Action, they affirmed the need to value the role of culture and cultural diversity in sustainable development.
“We recognize the role culture plays in all sectors of development, such as trade, the economy, education, science and technology, and tourism; and that this role must be taken into consideration when formulating sustainable development policies,” the countries declared. They also approved a series of concrete actions that should be taken, including the development of cultural indicators to measure the contribution of culture to economic and social development.
During the meeting, chaired by the President of Mexico´s National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA), Sari Bermúdez, the delegations also decided to move forward with the first phase of the Inter-American Cultural Policy Observatory, which aims to examine the social and economic impact of culture and establish electronic links among different actors, investigators and decision makers.
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias, informed the delegates about a proposal to establish the IDB Inter-American Culture and Development Foundation. In their Plan of Action, the ministers asked the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC) and its Technical Secretariat to monitor this initiative with a view to determining potential areas of cooperation.
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