Analysis of Mandates 2007–2011 Working method approved by the Working Group for the Review of OAS Programs

Mandates Recorded 1948–2011 2, – –2011 1,

Mandates 2007–2011 1,445 General Assembly mandates Mandates from other legal instruments 96 1,349 Inter-American Programs Plans of Action Communiqués of Meetings of Ministers and High Authorities Work Plans

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a) Mandates with expired deadlines for implementation b) Mandates with currency solely during the budgetary cycle, under Art. 83 of the General Standards c) Mandates created for an event that has concluded Expired AG/RES (XXXVIII-O/08) Coordination of Volunteers in the Hemisphere in response to Natural Disasters and the Fight against Hunger and Poverty – White Helmets Initiative No. 13To request the General Secretariat to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the execution of which shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources. AG/RES (XXXVII-O/07) Program-budget of the Organization for 2008, Quotas and Contributions to FEMCIDI for 2008 No. III, B, Honoraria To maintain the sum of US$150 a day for the honoraria paid to members of the following bodies entitled to such payment: Administrative Tribunal, Board of External Auditors, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Juridical Committee, and Inter-American Court of Human Rights. AG/RES (XXXVII-O/07) Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials No. 4To convene, in the framework of the Consultative Committee of the CIFTA, the Third Meeting of the OAS Group of Experts to Prepare Model Legislation in the Areas to Which the CIFTA Refers, for October 15 and 16, 2007, to consider draft model legislation on legislative measures, pursuant to Article IV of the Convention.

d) Mandates corresponding to observations and recommendations on the annual reports of the: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights Inter-American Juridical Committee

Duplicates Mandates whose text repeats identically over several years 2007AG/RES (XXXVII-O/07) Protecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism No. 4To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to continue promoting respect for and the defense of human rights and facilitating efforts by member states to comply appropriately with their international human rights commitments when developing and executing counterterrorist measures, including the rights of persons who might be at a disadvantage, subject to discrimination, or at risk as a result of terrorist violence or counterterrorist initiatives, and to report to the Permanent Council on the advisability of conducting a follow-up study. 2008AG/RES (XXXVIII-O/08) Protecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism No. 9To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to continue promoting respect for and the defense of human rights and facilitating efforts by member states to comply appropriately with their international human rights commitments when developing and executing counterterrorist measures, including the rights of persons who might be at a disadvantage, subject to discrimination, or at risk as a result of terrorist violence or counterterrorist initiatives, and to report to the Permanent Council on the advisability of conducting a follow-up study. 2009AG/RES (XXXIX-O/09) Protecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism No. 10To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to continue promoting respect for and the defense of human rights and facilitating efforts by member states to comply appropriately with their international human rights commitments when developing and executing counterterrorist measures, including the rights of persons who might be at a disadvantage, subject to discrimination, or at risk as a result of terrorist violence or counterterrorist initiatives, and to report to the Permanent Council on the advisability of conducting a follow-up study. 2011AG/RES (XLI-O/11) Protecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism No. 13To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to continue promoting respect for and the defense of human rights and facilitating efforts by member states to comply appropriately with their international human rights commitments when developing and executing counterterrorist measures, including the rights of persons who might be at a disadvantage, subject to discrimination, or at risk as a result of terrorist violence or counterterrorist initiatives, and to report to the Permanent Council on the advisability of conducting a follow-up study.

Procedure Mandates whose actions for implementation have been as incorporated as working or reporting methods in areas of the General Secretariat. AG/RES (XXXVII-O/07 Support for and Follow-up to the Summits of the Americas Process No. 10To request the General Secretariat to submit to the Permanent Council systematic and detailed information on the budgetary and financial management of said Specific Fund. AG/RES (XXXIX-O/09) Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy No. 12To instruct the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR to continue to include in the Commission’s Annual Report a report on the situation regarding access to public information in the region.

Not mandates Do not entail actions to be carried out by the Secretary General and do not meet the terms of document CP/CAAP-2977/8 add. 1 defining a mandate “as a request for action by the OAS General Secretariat, which originates in a resolution of the General Assembly.” 2010AG/RES (XL-O/10) Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials No. 3To encourage the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) to implement, as appropriate, the aforementioned model legislation, and to request the assistance of the Technical Secretariat, where appropriate, in the development and enactment of this model legislation.

1,349 mandates ExpiredDuplicates Not MandatesProcedure Current

649 mandates

Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs 207 mandates 50 topics Conclusions: 75% of topics have between 1 and 4 mandates Average of 4 mandates per topic 40% of mandates (82) are focused on just 5 topics: Follow-up to the Democratic Charter Gender equity and equality Access to public information Support for Haiti Civil registry and the right to identity