General Assembly of the Organization of American States
The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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 | 14–23 April 1971 | |
2nd | Washington, D.C. | 11–21 April 1972 | |
3rd | Washington, D.C. | 4–15 April 1973 | |
4th | Atlanta | 19 April – 1 May 1974 | |
5th | Washington, D.C. | 8–19 May 1975 | |
6th | Santiago | 4–18 June 1976 | |
7th | St. George's | 14–22 June 1977 | |
8th | Washington, D.C. | 21 June – 1 July 1978 | |
9th | La Paz | 22–31 October 1979 | |
10th | Washington, D.C. | 19–26 November 1980 | |
11th | Castries | 2–11 December 1981 | |
12th | Washington, D.C. | 15–21 December 1982 | |
13th | Washington, D.C. | 14–18 November 1983 | |
14th | Brasília | 12–17 November 1984 | |
15th | Cartagena | 5–9 December 1985 | |
16th | Guatemala City | 11–15 November 1986 | |
17th | Washington, D.C. | 9–14 November 1987 | |
18th | San Salvador | 14–19 November 1988 | |
19th | Washington, D.C. | 13–18 November 1989 | |
20th | Asunción | 4–8 June 1990 | |
21st | Santiago | 3–8 June 1991 | |
22nd | Nassau | 18–23 May 1992 | |
23rd | Managua | 7–11 June 1993 | |
24th | Belém | 6–10 June 1994 | |
25th | Montrouis | 5–9 June 1995 | |
26th | Panama City | 3–7 June 1996 | |
27th | Lima | 1–5 June 1997 | |
28th | Caracas | 1–3 June 1998 | |
29th | Guatemala City | 6–8 June 1999 | |
30th | Windsor, Ontario | 4–6 June 2000 | |
31st | San José | 3–5 June 2001 | |
32nd | Bridgetown | 2–4 June 2002 | |
33rd | Santiago | 8–10 June 2003 | |
34th | Quito | 6–8 June 2004 | |
35th | Fort Lauderdale | 5–7 June 2005 | |
36th | Santo Domingo | 4–6 June 2006 | |
37th | Panama City | 3–5 June 2007 | |
38th | Medellín | 1–3 June 2008 | |
39th | San Pedro Sula | 2–3 June 2009[1] | |
40th | Lima | 6–8 June 2010 | |
41st | San Salvador | 5–7 June 2011 | |
42nd | Cochabamba | 3–5 June 2012[2] | |
43rd | La Antigua | 4–6 June 2013[3] | |
44th | Asunción | 3–5 June 2014[4] | |
45th | Washington, D.C. | 15–16 June 2015[5] | |
46th | Santo Domingo | 13–15 June 2016[6] | |
47th | Cancún | 18–21 June 2017[7] | |
48th | Washington, D.C. | 4–5 June 2018[8] | |
49th | Medellín | 26–28 June 2019[9] | |
50th | Washington, D.C. | 20–21 October 2020[10] | |
51st | Guatemala City (Virtual) | 10–12 November 2021[11] | |
52nd | Lima | 5–7 October 2022[12] | |
53rd | Washington, D.C. | 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.