Tag: Organization of American States (OAS)

• Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:36 UTC

  Message from the OAS Secretary General on International Anti-Corruption Day

  

  OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro called on countries of the region to redouble their efforts in strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity in the Americas, putting into practice the mandates of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.

• Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  OAS Secretary General open letter regarding Venezuela's pre-electoral climate

  

  The following open letter from the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro was addressed to president Nicolás Maduro regarding the pre-electoral climate in Venezuela, which is holding legislative elections next Sunday in very questionable and controversial conditions for opposition candidates.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 06:28 UTC

  OAS calls for immediate end to violence in Venezuela

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS), secretary general Luis Almagro condemned the killing in Venezuela of an opposition leader during a political rally ahead of the 6 December legislative election, and called for an immediate end to violence in the country.

• Monday, November 16th 2015 - 07:10 UTC

  Uruguay's ruling Broad Front coalition divided over Venezuela

  

  The strong 16 pages long letter sent by OAS (Organization of American States) secretary general Luis Almagro to Venezuelan electoral officials calling for transparency, international observers and freeing political prisoners, ahead of December 6 legislative elections, triggered an immediate furious insulting reaction from Venezuela's strongman Diosdado Cabello, but also again exposed a growing rift in the Uruguayan government.

• Friday, November 6th 2015 - 11:26 UTC

  OAS observers for Paraguay municipal election on 15 November

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) for the 15 November municipal elections in Paraguay, according to the agreement signed between OAS and Paraguay.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2015 - 08:39 UTC

  “A step forward for Haitian democracy”, OAS describes Sunday's vote

  

  Despite incidents of violence at some polling stations, the first round of legislative elections in Haiti which took place on Sunday, has been described as “a step forward for Haitian democracy” by the Organization of American States (OAS).

• Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 05:13 UTC

  Almagro as new OAS chief pledges to end fragmentation and to work with all countries

  

  The former Foreign Minister of Uruguay Luis Almagro Lemes took office on Tuesday as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) during a meeting of the Permanent Council at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 07:10 UTC

  OAS deploys electoral observation mission for Guyana Sunday's election

  

  The Organization of American States has started the deployment of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States to the general and regional elections scheduled iin Guyana for Sunday May 11. This is the fifth time the OAS has observed elections in Guyana, following Missions in 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2011.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 05:02 UTC

  US wants to continue with president-elect Vazquez the “vibrant relationship” developed with Mujica

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated on Monday Uruguayan president-elect Tabare Vazquez on his Sunday victory, and said that the US looks forward to working with the new administration and to continue advancing with the “vibrant relationship we have had” under the leadership of President Jose Mujica.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  OAS recalls tragic events of 09/11 in Chile and United States

  

  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza recalled on Thursday the tragic events that occurred on September 11, in Chile and the United States, in 1973 and 2001, and called on the international community “to observe tolerance and to respect diversity at a time when the world is shaken once more by violence.”