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Official Records OEA/Ser.D/III.53 (English) ANNUAL REPORT OF Official Records OEA/Ser.D/III.53 (English) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL 2002-2003 Organization of American States Washington, D.C. 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................ix I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND COUNCILS .................................................................1 General Assembly .........................................................................................................................3 Permanent Council......................................................................................................................16 Inter-American Council for Integral Development .........................................................................18 II. GENERAL SECRETARIAT......................................................................................23 Office of the Secretary General...................................................................................................27 Department of Public Information ................................................................................................32 Department of Legal Services......................................................................................................36 Office of the Inspector General....................................................................................................40 Protocol Office ...........................................................................................................................42 Office of External Relations.........................................................................................................44 Secretariat for the Summit Process ..............................................................................................46 Office of Science and Technology................................................................................................52 Trade Unit ..................................................................................................................................55 Unit for Social Development and Education ..................................................................................59 Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment.......................................................................67 Inter-Sectoral Unit for Tourism....................................................................................................75 Unit for the Promotion of Democracy...........................................................................................80 Office of the Assistant Secretary General.....................................................................................87 Offices of the OAS General Secretariat in the Member States.......................................................88 Secretariat for Conferences and Meetings ....................................................................................92 Art Museum of the Americas ......................................................................................................94 Columbus Memorial Library.........................................................................................................96 Coordination and Cooperation with other Organizations................................................................ 100 Executive Secretariat for Integral Development / Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development.......................................................... 102 Secretariat for Legal Affairs...................................................................................................... 112 Secretariat for Management ...................................................................................................... 120 III. SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS ......................................................................... 125 Pan American Health Organization ............................................................................................ 129 Inter-American Children’s Institute ............................................................................................ 132 Inter-American Commission of Women...................................................................................... 134 Pan American Institute of Geography and History....................................................................... 137 Inter-American Indian Institute .................................................................................................. 139 Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture .............................................................. 141 IV. OTHER INTER-AMERICAN BODIES................................................................... 143 Inter-American Juridical Committee ........................................................................................... 145 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights............................................................................ 147 V. OTHER AGENCIES AND ENTITIES...................................................................... 155 Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission........................................................................ 157 Inter-American Telecommunications Commission ....................................................................... 161 Inter-American Committee against Terrorism ............................................................................. 166 Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction........................................................... 168 Justice Studies Center of the Americas....................................................................................... 169 Administrative Tribunal.............................................................................................................. 174 Pan American Development Foundation ..................................................................................... 176 Board of External Auditors ........................................................................................................ 178 Inter-American Defense Board.................................................................................................. 179 Inter-American Court of Human Rights...................................................................................... 181 VI. PERMANENT OBSERVERS.................................................................................... 183 VIII. TRAVEL BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL.................................................................... 187 APPENDICES........................................................................................................................ 193 Appendix A: Inter-American Councils, Committees and Commissions ......................................... 195 Appendix B: Conferences and Meetings of the OAS................................................................... 197 Appendix C: Inter-American Treaties and Conventions................................................................ 205 Appendix D: Human Resources ................................................................................................. 213 Appendix E: Financial Situation of the OAS ............................................................................... 229 Appendix F: OAS Fellowships Awarded..................................................................................... 235 Appendix G: Contributions from the Permanent Observers........................................................... 237 Appendix H: Program-Budget: Levels of Execution..................................................................... 241 INTRODUCTION In compliance with articles 91 and 112 of the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS), I am pleased to submit the Annual Report for 2002-2003 to the General Assembly and the Permanent Council. As the Charter dictates, this report describes the activities of the OAS and its financial condition. Prepared in accordance with the guidelines established in resolution AG/RES. 331 of 1978, this annual report is for the period from March 1, 2002 to February 28, 2003. The introduction to this Annual Report on the Organization’s activities is an excellent opportunity to reflect upon our accomplishments and the challenges that still lie ahead. There is no denying the fact that this year was one fraught with obstacles and problems. And yet, the OAS continued to act quickly and decisively in responding to the growing challenges that have arisen. This past year, the Inter- American Democratic Charter was applied for the first time; the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism (CICTE) was adopted, and a number of electoral observation missions were successfully carried out. Also this past year, the Organization was instrumental in facilitating resolution of several border differenda and cooperated in finding solutions to internal political difficulties. Today, the OAS’ international profile has grown considerably and countries regard it an important multilateral stage in the Americas, one that offers enormous opportunity. The OAS provides the meeting table at which its members gather to debate the hemisphere’s agenda. At the present time, it is also serving as technical secretariat and institutional memory of the Summit of the Americas process. The adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter in 2001 equipped the Organization with new mechanisms
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