OEA - AG - Resolución AG08382E03

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

FIFTY-FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.P November 10 to 12, 2021 AG/doc.5732/21 Guatemala City, Guatemala 5 November 2021

VIRTUAL Original: English Item 15 on the agenda

DRAFT RESOLUTION

PROGRAM-BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR 2022

(Agreed upon by the Permanent Council at its virtual regular meeting held on November 4, 2021, and referred to the Plenary of the General Assembly for consideration) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT: That, in accordance with Articles 54.e and 55 of the Charter of the Organization of American States, the General Assembly approves the program-budget of the Organization and establishes the basis for setting the quota that each government is to contribute to the maintenance of the Organization, taking into account the respective countries’ ability to pay and their determination to contribute in an equitable manner; That, based on Article 86 of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (General Standards) , the General Secretariat shall submit to the Permanent Council a proposed budget for use of the indirect cost recovery (ICR) resources, which shall be based on projected revenue equivalent to 90 percent of the average ICR obtained in the three years immediately preceding the year in which the program-budget is adopted, and that the General Assembly shall also adopt the ICR budget; That the revenue to finance the program-budget includes quota income, income from interest and refunds, and other funds, in accordance with Chapter IV of the General Standards; The proposed 2022 program-budget of the Organization ( CP/doc.5720/21) presented by the General Secretariat on August 23, 2021 and the annual report of the Board of External Auditors to the Permanent Council (CP/doc.5700/21), presented on May 12, 2021;

The “Report of the Chair of the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs on the on the activities of the CAAP and the Proposed Program-Budget of the Organization for 2022” (CP/CAAP3788/21), presented in accordance with Article 60.b of the Charter of the Organization of American States;- 2The following resolutions: AG/RES. 1319 (XXV-O/95 ) “Modification and Clarification of Resolutions AG/RES. 1275 (XXIV-O/94) and CP/RES. 631 (989/94) for the Modification of the General Secretariat’s Staff Compensation System” AG/RES. 1757 (XXX-O/00) “Measures to Encourage the Timely Payment of Quotas” modified by resolutions AG/RES. 2157 (XXXV-O/05) and AG/RES. 1 (XLII-E/11) rev. 1 AG/RES. 1 (XXXIV-E/07) rev. 1 “Methodology for Calculating the Scale of Quota Assessments to Finance the Regular Fund of the Organization” CP/RES. 1103 (2168/18) rev. 1 “Amendments to the Methodology for Calculating the Scale of Quota Assessments to Finance the Regular Fund of the OAS 2019-2023” AG/RES. 2942 (XLIX-O/19) “Strengthening Ethics, Oversight, and Transparency of the Organization of American States” AG/RES. 1 (LI-E/16) rev. 1 “Comprehensive Strategic Plan of the Organization” CP/RES. 1121 (2209/19) “Strategic Planning of the Organization” BEARING IN MIND: That, the Regular Fund notwithstanding, the specific funds are an important source of supplementary financing for the activities of the Organization and, therefore, should be consistent with the nature, purposes, and principles of the Organization, as envisaged in the Charter of the Organization of American States; That, in accordance with Article 78 (b) of the General Standards, in order to ensure the regular and continuous financial operations of the General Secretariat, the amount of the Reserve Subfund of

the nature, purposes, and principles of the Organization, as envisaged in the Charter of the Organization of American States; That, in accordance with Article 78 (b) of the General Standards, in order to ensure the regular and continuous financial operations of the General Secretariat, the amount of the Reserve Subfund of the Regular Fund shall be 30 percent of the total of the annual quotas of the member states; That said fund lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its purpose and that it is advisable, accordingly, that efforts be made to increase such reserves, such as by setting, a priori, Regular Fund spending limits at a level below the gross total of quotas; That the Permanent Council can continue to examine, through the CAAP, measures to encourage prompt payment of quotas and increase liquidity;

That it is important to maintain a culture and practice of austerity, efficacy, accountability, efficiency, transparency, and prudence in the use, execution, and management of the Organization’s resources and ensure the allocation of adequate and sustainable financing to perform its work; and The importance of the four pillars of the Organization – democracy, human rights, security, and integral development – considers it necessary that they all be allocated adequate funding to operate properly by providing them an equitable allocation of resources aimed at ensuring strict fulfillment of the mandates agreed upon by the political organs of the Organization,- 3RESOLVES:

I. FINANCING OF BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

1. To set the quotas through which the member states will finance the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2022, and the assessments for income tax reimbursements, in keeping with the methods adopted by resolutions AG/RES. 1 (XXXIV-E/07) rev. 1, AG/RES. 41 (I-O/71) and CP/RES. 1103 (2168/18), of the Permanent Council, and AG/RES. 1 (LIII-E/18), by the General Assembly, using the scale and amounts that appear in Annex I, “Regular Fund Quota Assessments for

2022.”

2. To set the overall budget level of the 2022 Regular Fund program-budget, including

Assembly, using the scale and amounts that appear in Annex I, “Regular Fund Quota Assessments for 2022.”

2. To set the overall budget level of the 2022 Regular Fund program-budget, including the cost-of-living and inflation adjustment, at US$84,968,407, and to finance it as follows:

a. Net contributions of member states in the form of quota payments to the Regular Fund totaling US$84,489,287, computed as follows:

1. Total gross assessments of US$84,929,900, apportioned according to the current methodology for calculating the scale of quota assessments; ii. A reduction of US$440,613 in prompt payment discounts pursuant to the measures to encourage the prompt payment of quotas adopted by means of resolution AG/RES. 1757 (XXX-O/00), as amended by AG/RES. 2157 (XXXV-O/05) and AG/RES. 1 (XLII-E/11) rev. 1.

b. Income in the amount of US$479,120 from interest and refunds and other income, in accordance with Article 78 of the General Standards.

3. To establish the level of expenditure of the Regular Fund for 2022 at US$81,000,000.

4. To instruct the Secretary General to make such adjustments, reductions, and restructurings as may be needed to comply with the foregoing paragraphs, and under the legal framework of the General Secretariat.

5. To authorize the General Secretariat to use in fiscal year 2022 an internal loan of up to 30 percent of the annual quotas (US$25.4 million) from the Treasury Fund, which will allow it to cash manage the current budgeted expenses of the Regular Fund corresponding to fiscal year 2022. No interest will be generated for the temporary use of these resources. The General Secretariat shall reimburse without delay the balance of the internal loan of the resources used from the Treasury Fund

in fiscal year 2022 as soon as the quotas of the member states are received in the Regular Fund. The General Secretariat will notify the Permanent Council in writing whenever resources from the Treasury Fund are used and will submit monthly reports to the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP) on the status of that Fund.- 46. To set the overall expenditure ceiling for the Indirect Cost Recovery Fund account at US$7,192,000, in accordance with the General Standards.

7. To set the tentative overall budget level for 2023 at US$84,968,407.

II. BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

1. To approve and authorize the program-budget of the Organization for the fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2022, financed by funds not to exceed:

a. Regular Fund (RF) US$ 81,000,000 b. Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) US$ 7,192,000

2. To approve the appropriation levels for the Regular Fund and ICR, by chapter, and subprograms, with the recommendations, instructions, or mandates detailed below: RF ICR Chapter 1 - Office of the Secretary General

14A Office of the Secretary General 2,095.5 24.9 14B Office of Protocol 617.1 0.0 Chapter 1 - Office of the Secretary General Total 2,712.6 24.9 Chapter 2 - Office of the Assistant Secretary General 24A Office of the Assistant Secretary General 2,058.6 0.0 24B Office of the Secretariat of the General Assembly, the Meeting of Consultation, the Permanent Council, and Subsidiary Bodies 1,209.2 0.0 24C Coordinating Office for the Offices and Units of the General Secretariat in the Member States 4,563.5 0.0

24D Conferences and Meetings 2,872.2 0.0 24E Regular sessions of the General Assembly 110.0 0.0 24F Permanent Council meetings 291.0 0.0 24G Preparatory Committee meetings 33.3 0.0 24H General Committee meetings 20.0 0.0 24I CAJP meetings 100.0 0.0 24J CSH meetings 100.0 0.0 24K CAAP meetings 99.8 0.0 24M CISC meetings 25.0 0.0 24N CIDI meetings 90.0 0.0 Chapter 2 - Office of the Assistant Secretary General Total 11,572.6 0.05Chapter 3 - Principal and Specialized Organs 34A Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 5,024.0 0.0 34B Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 10,256.8 90.9 34C Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) 1,621.6 73.0 34D Office of the Director General of the Inter-American Children’s Institute 971.4 14.4 34E Inter-American Juridical Committee (CJI) 405.0 0.0 34F Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) 597.3 25.7 34G Meetings of the CITEL Assembly 81.6 14.3 34H Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) 745.4 0.0 34I Pan American Development Foundation 66.1 0.0 34J Trust for the Americas 228.6 0.0 34K IADB - Maintenance of the Casa del Soldado 171.0 0.0 Chapter 3 - Principal and Specialized Organs Total 20,168.8 218.3 Chapter 4 - Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results 44A Office of the Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results 474.1 173.4

Chapter 3 - Principal and Specialized Organs Total 20,168.8 218.3 Chapter 4 - Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results 44A Office of the Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results 474.1 173.4 44C Department of Press and Communication 906.7 120.1 44E Department of External and Institutional Relations 393.5 111.2 Chapter 4 - Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results Total 1,774.3 404.7 Chapter 5 - Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity 54A Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity 482.8 0.0 54B Department of Social Inclusion 1,250.4 0.0 Chapter 5 - Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity Total 1,733.2 0.0 Chapter 6 - Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy 64A Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy 1,153.5 893.5 64C Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation 1,463.3 0.0 64D Department of Sustainable Democracy and Special Missions 657.4 0.0 64F Department for Promotion of Peace and Coordination with Subnational Governments 219.1 0.0 Chapter 6 - Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy Total 3,493.3 893.56Chapter 7 - Executive Secretariat for Integral Development 74A Executive Secretariat for Integral Development 1,776.8 282.9 74C Department of Economic Development 1,529.2 0.0 74D Department of Human Development, Education, and Employment 3,066.9 0.0 74F CIDI Ministerial and Inter-American Committee meetings 149.8 0.0

74G Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports 214.4 0.0 74I Department of Sustainable Development 838.1 0.0 Chapter 7 - Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Total 7,575.2 282.9 Chapter 8 - Secretariat for Multidimensional Security 84A Secretariat for Multidimensional Security 910.5 318.0 84D Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) 546.5 152.5 84E Department of Public Security 801.7 86.1 84F Multidimensional security meetings 42.0 0.0 84G Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) 1,137.6 207.2 84H Department against Transnational Organized Crime 396.8 0.0 Chapter 8 - Secretariat for Multidimensional Security Total 3,835.1 763.8 Chapter 9 - Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs 94A Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs 555.3 30.0 94B Department of Effective Public Management 720.2 0.0 94D Art Museum of the Americas 376.0 0.0 94E Summits Secretariat 217.1 69.2 94F Columbus Memorial Library 373.4 0.0 Chapter 9 - Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs Total 2,242.0 99.2 Chapter 10 - Secretariat for Legal Affairs 104A Secretariat for Legal Affairs 813.4 111.7 104B Department of Legal Services 1,130.9 0.0 104C Department of International Law 1,150.6 0.0 104F Department of Legal Cooperation 742.7 0.0 Chapter 10 - Secretariat for Legal Affairs Total 3,837.6 111.7

Chapter 11 - Secretariat for Administration and Finance 114A Secretariat for Administration and Finance 581.2 0.0 114B Department of Human Resources 2,512.5 103.7 114C Department of Financial Services 2,399.1 734.3 114D Department of Information and Technology Services 1,760.8 0.0 114E Department of Procurement Services and Management Oversight 1,501.4 727.8 114F Department of General Services 1,399.1 99.9 Chapter 11 - Secretariat for Administration and Finance Total 10,154.1 1,665.77Chapter 12 - Basic Infrastructure and Common Costs 124A OAS Technology Services and Network Infrastructure 1,203.5 0.0 124B Office Equipment and Supplies 24.9 0.0 124C OAS Maintenance of Internal Management Control Systems 306.1 250.0 124D Building Management and Maintenance 953.7 500.2 124E General Insurance 367.4 50.0 124F Post Audits 35.9 0.0 124G Recruitment and Transfers 177.9 0.0 124H Terminations and Repatriations 555.5 50.0 124I Home Leave 228.5 10.0 124J Education and Language Allowance, Medical Examinations 42.5 0.0 124K Pensions for Retired Executives, and Health and Life Insurance for Retired Employees 3,788.8 0.0 124L Human Resources Development 46.8 0.0 124M Contribution to the Staff Association 4.6 0.0 124N Contribution to AROAS 4.6 0.0 124S OASCORE Licensing 149.4 400.0 124U Cleaning Services 919.7 491.0

124V Security Services 760.3 334.8 124Y OAS Telecommunications Infrastructure Services 255.9 0.0 124Z Public Utilities 763.2 391.1 Chapter 12 - Basic Infrastructure and Common Costs Total 10,589.2 2,477.1 Chapter 13 - Compliance Oversight Management Bodies 133A Secretariat of the OAS Administrative Tribunal

(TRIBAD) 235.8 39.0

134B Office of the Inspector General 801.7 68.3 134C Board of External Auditors 74.8 83.1 134D Ombudsperson 199.7 59.8 Chapter 13 - Compliance Oversight Management Bodies Total 1,312.0 250.2

TOTAL 81,000.0 7,192.0

3. To instruct the General Secretariat to identify savings in the amount of US$20,000 during the first semester of 2022 in order to redirect that amount to finance the work of the Working Group to Examine the Periodic Reports of the States Parties to the Protocol of San Salvador (WGPSS), in Chapter 5, Subprogram 54B; this instruction will be applicable only for fiscal year 2022.

4. To request that consideration be given so that the possible savings accumulated in Chapter 3 of the 2022 budget be assigned, as a priority, to the Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), and to the Interamerican Juridical Committee.- 85. To instruct the General Secretariat to ensure that the Organization’s resources are used to fulfill the mandates from the political organs, pursuant to Article 107 of the Charter of the

Organization of American States.

6. To authorize the General Secretariat to utilize, in addition to the budget allocation for this purpose in the 2022 program-budget, up to US$174,475 from savings accrued during the 2022 budget execution, in the event that the fifty-second regular session of the General Assembly is held at headquarters, as envisaged at Article 57 of the OAS Charter.

7. Should it be necessary to use those resources, a detailed estimate of the expected

budget execution, in the event that the fifty-second regular session of the General Assembly is held at headquarters, as envisaged at Article 57 of the OAS Charter.

7. Should it be necessary to use those resources, a detailed estimate of the expected expenditures of up to US$174,475 shall be submitted in advance to the Permanent Council through the CAAP. The General Secretariat shall also provide an accounting of the use made of the resources within 90 days after the fifty-second regular session of the General Assembly, if held at headquarters.

8. Meetings of the Permanent Council

a. To recall Article 36 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, which establishes that regular meetings should be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, and to urge the Chair of the Permanent Council to rationalize the scheduling of meetings and the elaboration of their agenda, establishing that the Member States have a shared responsibility in that regard, and always taking into account the need to strictly observe assigned budgetary allocations. To instruct the Office of the Assistant Secretary General to hold a briefing at the start of each year with all incoming Permanent Council Chairs together to provide information on the overall budget allocation for meetings, including an approximate breakdown per Chairmanship. To request a quarterly brief report to the Permanent Council on the status of the budget execution for Permanent Council meetings. b. To instruct the General Secretariat to present to the Permanent Council through the CAAP, any requests for reinforcements for meetings of the Permanent Council which exceed 2.5% of transfers across chapters and to mandate the Permanent Council to make a decision within fifteen days of the date of such request in order to ensure timely consideration of potential options for funding available for the Chair to be able to convene meetings in response to the political exigencies in the hemisphere.

III. PROVISIONS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY NATURE

1. Renewal of mandates

a. That the operative paragraphs listed on Annex II shall remain in force throughout the 2022 budgetary cycle with the respective amended timelines as established in the fourth column "Change in Timeline and/or Periodicity” of the chart contained in Annex II.- 91. Renewal of mandates a. That the operative paragraphs listed on Annex II shall remain in force throughout the 2022 budgetary cycle with the respective amended timelines as established in the fourth column "Change in Timeline and/or Periodicity” of the chart contained in Annex II.- 9b. To urge Member States to continue to contribute to the achievement of the mandates of past resolutions that remain in force during the 2022 budgetary cycle, and to instruct the General Secretariat to continue to take the required actions and/or support for their implementation, as provided in those same mandates.

2. Accountability to the Member States To request the General Secretariat, Specialized Entities, and Oversight Bodies to present reports, strategies and plans mentioned in this resolution to the Permanent Council, and the CAAP as appropriate, according to Annex II and Annex III such that the member states will be able to corroborate in a timely fashion the information provided and provide effective follow-up on fulfillment of mandates, on budget execution of the Regular Fund, and on execution of voluntary, specific, trust, and service funds, including ICR.

3. Direct and Indirect Cost Recovery

a. Ratify resolution CP/RES. 1176 (2325/21) “Reduction of the indirect cost recovery rate (ICR) for contributions greater than US$5 million and extraordinary appropriation to conclude the study on the ICR” approved by the Permanent Council in the virtual regular session held on June 23, 2021; likewise, extend to March 31, 2022, the deadline for the presentation of the results of the analysis referred to in numeral 2 of said resolution, with the understanding that the budgetary appropriation authorized for this project is not modified.

b. To extend the authorization to the Permanent Council granted by AG/RES 2957 (L-O/20) to adopt the necessary measures to enhance the indirect cost recovery policy, taking into account the recommendations of the CAAP. c. To establish the partition of ICR resources in the program-budget, from the 2022 budgetary cycle until further reviewed, as follows:

1. 33% to cover indirect costs incurred by the central administration

recovery policy, taking into account the recommendations of the CAAP. c. To establish the partition of ICR resources in the program-budget, from the 2022 budgetary cycle until further reviewed, as follows:

1. 33% to cover indirect costs incurred by the central administration

(chapters 4, 11 and 13, as well as subprogram 104B); ii. 34% to cover basic infrastructure costs (chapter 12); iii. 33% to finance secretariats and entities in proportion to the amount of work associated with administering projects, adjusted by whether they receive Regular Fund money to pay for their Administrative Management Support staff. d. To allow a variance of up to 3% on the shares of ICR rates established in paragraph c. above, from the 2022 budgetary cycle until further reviewed and decided by member states.- 104. OAS Scholarships and Training Program funds a. To authorize the General Secretariat to use, in 2022, up to US$1,740,000 from the Regular Fund for the OAS Scholarships and Training Programs to finance the activities of the following programs: Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC) , Professional Development Scholarships Program (PDSP), and the OAS Academic Programs, in a way to be defined by the Management Board of the IACD. b. To take note of the decision adopted by the Management Board of the InterAmerican Agency for Cooperation and Development (document AICD/JD/DE-129/21 corr.1) instructing the Department of Financial Services (DFS) to invest the funds of the OAS Scholarship Capital Fund, pursuant to the mandate established in section IV, operative paragraph 5.e of resolution AG/RES.2957 (L-O/20); and to instruct the DFS to report to the CIDI and the Management Board of IACD biannually on the status of the investment

strategy under implementation.

5. Per diem To request that the General Secretariat present a proposal for a policy that will govern the payments of travel related expenses within 90 days of the implementation of the OASCORE business process modernization program. OASCORE will automate OAS travel management in accordance with the best practices of other international organizations, with an aim of simplifying and improving the current allowance system. Once the OASCORE travel management process is implemented, the General Secretariat shall conduct a rate comparison, analyze what benefits if any would arise from the presentation of invoices and receipts for certain components of any applicable daily subsistence allowances, and present a travel-related expenses proposal to the CAAP for its consideration.

6. Human Resources To instruct the General Secretariat to review and update the comprehensive Human Resources Strategy for the Organization and to submit to CAAP by March 30, 2022 an updated implementation plan including a timetable for reaching milestones. The updated plan should also reflect the implementation of the new ERP, and that the Terms of Reference of CPRs financed by the Regular Fund or ICR Fund must be relevant to and within the Secretariat that finances their contract. Further, to instruct the Office of the Inspector General to perform an annual review that is presented to CAAP, to ensure compliance.

7. Limit on Job Positions Financed by the Regular Fund

a. That the total expenditure on personnel (Object 1, Article 91 of the General Standards) shall not exceed 64.38 percent of the overall budget level of the 2022 Regular Fund, including any statutory increases that may be required. b. That the Permanent Council shall be authorized, at its discretion [PAN: and on exceptional basis, to adjust the percentage referred to in the previous paragraph.- 118. Trust Personnel To waive the enforcement of Article 21.b.v of the General Standards to authorize the financing by the Regular Fund of the 21 trust positions contained in Annex IV, as well as the financing of the position of “Secretary Treasurer of the Pension Fund” by specific funds, during the execution of the 2022 program-budget.

9. Creation of new mandates

a. To ratify the “Agreement reached by member states in reference to the criteria

position of “Secretary Treasurer of the Pension Fund” by specific funds, during the execution of the 2022 program-budget.

9. Creation of new mandates

a. To ratify the “Agreement reached by member states in reference to the criteria for classification of mandates, the template for new mandates, and the criteria for the use of the template,” approved by the Permanent Council in its virtual regular session held on October 6, 2021, and instruct the Permanent Council and CIDI to apply these guidelines during the negotiations of resolutions of the 52nd Regular Session of the General Assembly.

b. To instruct the General Secretariat to prioritize its resources upon receipt of a template for new mandates submitted by a member state, in order to complete the sections of such template under its responsibility and return it within 5 business days or within another timeframe agreed by the proponent member state(s).

c. To urge the Councils of the Organization to modify their work methodologies to consider the instruments approved by the Permanent Council and ratified by this resolution. d. To request the CAAP Chair to ensure the Permanent Council, CIDI and Committee Chairs are briefed prior to the commencement of General Assembly negotiations, on the new mandate template and criteria process as approved by the Permanent Council. e. The CAAP, in conjunction with the General Secretariat, shall develop an evaluation of these instruments with the mandates of the 51st Regular Session of the General Assembly, so as to guarantee their correct application, and where appropriate, propose to the Permanent Council any necessary modifications.

10. Prioritization of Mandates

To take note of the proposal, submitted by the General Secretariat, of a methodology for the prioritization of mandates, through the document CAAP/GT/RVPP-455/21 corr. 1, presented on 21 September 2021, and to urge Member States to review said methodology, as appropriate, and to

endeavor to conclude the prioritization of current mandates before the 52nd Regular Session of the General Assembly.- 1211. External Resource Mobilization a. To instruct the Secretary General to continue efforts toward external resource mobilization for the implementation of the mandates of the General Assembly, especially for those that are unfunded or underfunded. As well as to keep CAAP appraised of its endeavors to identify said external resources, and to maintain transparency and accountability in the utilization and reporting of those funds in the annual resource management and performance report. b. To instruct the General Secretariat to present to the Permanent Council for consideration, no later than March 15, 2022, an analysis of different additional funding options for the Regular Fund and the ICR, from the member states and permanent observers, that ensure the long-term sustainability of the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in keeping with AG/RES. 2957 (L-O/20) paragraph

IV. 3.e.

12. Oversight Bodies

a. Audit Committee To adopt the amendments to Chapters VIII and IX of the General Standards for the establishment of an Audit Committee and related reforms, contained in annex V of this resolution, which shall enter into effect upon adoption of this resolution. b. Ombudsperson

1. To update the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, Chapter III, Subchapter H: The Ombudsperson, with the objective of strengthening that office and giving legal certainty to the exercise of its responsibilities, based on the standards of the profession and those implemented by similar offices in other international organizations, particularly the United Nations (UN), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well

as the Code of Ethics and the Standards of Practice of the International Ombudsman Association (IOA), and the Review of the Organizational Ombudsman Services across the United Nations System (JIU/REP/2015/6) conducted by the UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) in 2015, while taking into account the specific OAS context; and to use the accompanying preliminary draft proposed by the delegation of Canada (Annex VI) to begin discussions as soon as possible, with a view to considering its approval by the PC before the end of Canada’s CAAP Chairmanship at the end of January 2022.- 13ii. To encourage member states to conduct broad and inclusive consultations with relevant stakeholders in the context of the discussion process. To note that the meetings of the CAAP to discuss this topic will include input from key stakeholders. To request additional comments and counter proposals on the preliminary draft by Dec 15th, 2021.

13. Program-budget for the 2023 budgetary cycle

a. To instruct the General Secretariat to include all statutory increases and co