Organization of American States Organization of American States The Charter of the Organization of the American States (otherwise known the Charter of the OAS) is a Pan-American treaty that sets out the creation of the Organization of American States. It was signed at the 9th International American Conference of 30 April 1948, held in Bogotá, Colombia. The treaty came into effect on 13 December 1951. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charter of the Organization of American States"
The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS). ...more on Wikipedia about "General Assembly of the Organization of American States"
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages – Spanish, French, and Portuguese – CIDH) is one of the two bodies that comprise the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Commission on Human Rights"
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Court of Human Rights"
The Inter-American Defense Board is an international committee of nationally appointed defense officials, who develop collaborative approaches on common defense and security issues facing the Americas. The IADB provides technical advice and services to the Organization of American States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Defense Board"
The Inter-American Defense Board Medal is an international military award which was created on December 11, 1945, by the 91st session of the Inter-American Defense Board, a Pan-American defense group devoted to the security of Organization of American States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Defense Board Medal"
The Inter-American Defense College is a military War College maintained by the Organization of American States through the Inter-American Defense Board whose purpose is to educate and promote the common military defense of the Western Hemisphere. The Inter-American Defense College trains and educates military officers of all Organization of American States members on joint and unified operations between allied nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Defense College"
OAS Secretary General election, 2005, a series of special sessions of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held during 2005 in Washington, DC, United States to elect a new Secretary General. The first special session, held on 11 April 2005 at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, ended in a tie between Chile's Interior Minister José Miguel Insulza and Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, and forced the Organization to schedule a second round of elections for 2 May 2005 to end the unprecedented stalemate. On 29 April 2005, Mexico withdrew its candidate, which allowed Chile's Insulza to be elected in the next special session as Secretary General, with 31 votes, two abstentions and one vote left blank. ...more on Wikipedia about "OAS Secretary General election, 2005"
The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Organization of American States"
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pan American Health Organization"
:The Secretary General shall direct the General Secretariat, be the legal representative thereof, and [...] be responsible to the General Assembly for the proper fulfillment of the obligations and functions of the General Secretariat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Secretary General of the Organization of American States"
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