Today, December 9, we celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day. Corruption is a scourge that is present, to a greater or lesser degree, in all the countries of the Hemisphere. From the Organization of American States, we reaffirm our commitment to fight this endemic evil...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) presented today the final report of the audit conducted on the general elections held on October 20 in Bolivia. The conclusion is that there was "intentional manipulation" and "serious irregularities" that make it impossible to validate the results originally issued by the Bolivian electoral authorities...

The new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), Daniel Raimondi, today presented his credentials to the Secretary General, Luis Almagro, during a ceremony that took place at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution.

The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an Electoral Observation Mission to the Dominican Republic for the municipal elections of February 16 and the presidential and congressional elections of May 17, 2020, according to the agreements signed today with the authorities of the Caribbean country at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, D.C.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of the Government of Canada, today launched the white paper “Combating Online Violence against Women. A Call for Protection,” on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, designated by the United Nations...

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Platform of 7 independent United Nations and regional expert mechanisms on violence against women and women’s rights* jointly call upon all States and relevant stakeholders worldwide to act against rape as a form of gender based violence and a human rights violation...

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved today by majority a resolution on the situation in Bolivia.

In keeping with Resolution AG/RES.2943 (XLIX-O/19), adopted on June 28, 2019 at the Fourth Plenary Session of the forty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS)...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its concern and condemns the latest acts of repression and detention of protesters reported in Nicaragua...

The new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic, Josué Fiallo, today presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, during a ceremony at the headquarters of the hemsiferic institution.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) today presented an innovative competitive tool for inclusive economic growth in the framework of a meeting of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) of the OAS in which a debate was held on an approach that allows prioritizing competitiveness policies that contribute to economic growth with evidence-based instruments and methodologies.

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) are launching a joint project to create an online repository of resources that make teaching and learning more accessible for persons with disabilities.

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Honduras, Lisandro Rosales, and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, today installed a board to evaluate the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH)...

On October 30, the OAS General Secretariat and the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia signed the agreements relating to the analysis of the electoral integrity of the elections held on October 20. Those documents established that the Government would provide every facility needed to perform a proper audit of the official vote count in the elections of October 20, along with verification of the tally sheets, statistical aspects, the electoral process, and the chain of custody...

Facing the political and institutional crisis in Bolivia, the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects any unconstitutional resolution of the situation.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, together with the Foreign Minister of The Bahamas Darren Henfield, today witnessed firsthand the destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco and Grand Bahama.

High ministerial authorities of the countries that make up the Regional Integral Framework for Protection and Solutions (MIRPS) today adopted the "Political Declaration of Mexico City," which reinforces the commitment of Central American countries and Mexico to protect and generate solutions for people and populations affected by forced displacement in the subregion in a comprehensive and regional manner. The statement was adopted under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS)...

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bolivia strongly condemns the acts of violence that have been recorded in various parts of the country over the last days and makes an urgent call for calm.

The Organization of American States (OAS) and representatives of the Government of Colombia commemorated the 15 years of uninterrupted work of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS), in a ceremony at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC.

The Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia of the Organization of American States (MAPP/OAS) today presented to the Permanent Council its 27th semi-annual report, in which it reiterated its concern over the continued severe effects on the population of the presence and acts of illegal armed groups fighting for control of territory and illicit sources of income, such as drug trafficking...