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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.
OAS Columbus Library Hosts Launch of the Voluntary Group in Support of the Inter-American Juridical Committee and the Promotion of International Law (GAJUR)
October 31, 2025
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The Columbus Library of the Organization of American States (OAS) hosted the launch of the Voluntary Group in Support of the Inter-American Juridical Committee and the Promotion of International Law (GAJUR). The initiative, proposed by Brazil and Mexico, creates an informal and flexible forum, open to all interested States, with the objective of seeking convergence to advance the development of the inter-American corpus juris.
GAJUR seeks to reaffirm the regional commitment to a rules-based international order and to strengthen the role of international law as the standard of conduct among States. Among its objectives are to ensure visibility for the Inter-American Juridical Committee (CJI), strengthen the work carried out by the Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA) and its Departments, and promote the ratification of or accession to inter-American legal instruments.
The launch event opened with remarks by Assistant Secretary General Laura Gil. Dr. Jean Michel Arrighi, Secretary for Legal Affairs, delivered a lecture on the development of international law from the OAS perspective, with Ambassador Luz Elena Baños Rivas, Permanent Representative of Mexico, serving as moderator. Brazil was elected to serve as the Group’s first coordinator until the conclusion of the next General Assembly, in June 2026.
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