The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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The General Assembly came into being as a part of the restructuring of the OAS that took place following adoption of the Protocol of Buenos Aires (signed 27 February 1967; in force as of 12 March 1970), which contained extensive amendments to the Organization's Charter. Prior to these changes, the OAS's top body was the Inter-American Conference, which in turn was the successor to the International Conference of American States.
The Charter requires that the General Assembly convene once every year in a regular session. In special circumstances, and with the approval of two-thirds of the member states, the Permanent Council can convene special sessions.
The Organization's member states take turns hosting the General Assembly on a rotating basis. The states are represented at its sessions by their chosen delegates: generally, their ministers of foreign affairs, or their appointed deputies. Each state has one vote, and most matters – except for those for which the Charter or the General Assembly's own rules of procedure specifically require a two-thirds majority – are settled by a simple majority vote.
The General Assembly's powers include setting the OAS's general course and policies by means of resolutions and declarations; approving its budget and determining the contributions payable by the member states; approving the reports and previous year's actions of the OAS's specialized agencies; and electing members to serve on those agencies.
Regular sessions
editRank | Host city | Host country | Date |
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1st | San José | Costa Rica | 14–23 April 1971 |
2nd | Washington, D.C. | United States | 11–21 April 1972 |
3rd | Washington, D.C. | United States | 4–15 April 1973 |
4th | Atlanta | United States | 19 April – 1 May 1974 |
5th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 8–19 May 1975 |
6th | Santiago | Chile | 4–18 June 1976 |
7th | St. George's | Grenada | 14–22 June 1977 |
8th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 21 June – 1 July 1978 |
9th | La Paz | Bolivia | 22–31 October 1979 |
10th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 19–26 November 1980 |
11th | Castries | Saint Lucia | 2–11 December 1981 |
12th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 15–21 December 1982 |
13th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 14–18 November 1983 |
14th | Brasília | Brazil | 12–17 November 1984 |
15th | Cartagena | Colombia | 5–9 December 1985 |
16th | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 11–15 November 1986 |
17th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9–14 November 1987 |
18th | San Salvador | El Salvador | 14–19 November 1988 |
19th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 13–18 November 1989 |
20th | Asunción | Paraguay | 4–8 June 1990 |
21st | Santiago | Chile | 3–8 June 1991 |
22nd | Nassau | Bahamas | 18–23 May 1992 |
23rd | Managua | Nicaragua | 7–11 June 1993 |
24th | Belém | Brazil | 6–10 June 1994 |
25th | Montrouis | Haiti | 5–9 June 1995 |
26th | Panama City | Panama | 3–7 June 1996 |
27th | Lima | Peru | 1–5 June 1997 |
28th | Caracas | Venezuela | 1–3 June 1998 |
29th | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 6–8 June 1999 |
30th | Windsor, Ontario | Canada | 4–6 June 2000 |
31st | San José | Costa Rica | 3–5 June 2001 |
32nd | Bridgetown | Barbados | 2–4 June 2002 |
33rd | Santiago | Chile | 8–10 June 2003 |
34th | Quito | Ecuador | 6–8 June 2004 |
35th | Fort Lauderdale | United States | 5–7 June 2005 |
36th | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 4–6 June 2006 |
37th | Panama City | Panama | 3–5 June 2007 |
38th | Medellín | Colombia | 1–3 June 2008 |
39th | San Pedro Sula | Honduras | 2–3 June 2009[1] |
40th | Lima | Peru | 6–8 June 2010 |
41st | San Salvador | El Salvador | 5–7 June 2011 |
42nd | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 3–5 June 2012[2] |
43rd | La Antigua | Guatemala | 4–6 June 2013[3] |
44th | Asunción | Paraguay | 3–5 June 2014[4] |
45th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 15–16 June 2015[5] |
46th | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 13–15 June 2016[6] |
47th | Cancún | Mexico | 18–21 June 2017[7] |
48th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 4–5 June 2018[8] |
49th | Medellín | Colombia | 26–28 June 2019[9] |
50th | Washington, D.C. | United States | 20–21 October 2020[10] |
51st | Guatemala City (Virtual) | Guatemala | 10–12 November 2021[11] |
52nd | Lima | Peru | 5–7 October 2022[12] |
53rd | Washington, D.C. | United States | 21–23 June 2023[13] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Palencia, Gustavo (May 28, 2009). "Big quake off Honduras kills 6, crumbles houses". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-05-30. The 39th General Assembly of the Organization of American States(OAS) will be held the week following a 7.3 Mw 2009 Honduras earthquake
- ^ http://www.oas.org/en/42ga/
- ^ http://www.oas.org/en/43ga/
- ^ http://www.oas.org/en/44ga/
- ^ http://www.oas.org/en/45ga/
- ^ http://www.oas.org/en/46ga/
- ^ "OEA :: 47 Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la Asamblea General de la OEA - 2017". oas.org. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "48th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - 2018". oas.org. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "49th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - 2019". oas.org. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "50th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - 2020". oas.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "51st Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - 2021". oas.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "52nd Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - 2022". oas.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Information about the fifty-third regular session of the General Assembly". oas.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.