Organization of American States

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The Organization of American States is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political cooperation, democracy, human rights, and security among countries in the Americas.


Statements (66)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
regional organization
abbreviation OEA
continentServed Caribbean
Central America
North America
South America
cooperatesWith European Union
Organization of American and Caribbean States
United Nations
foundingDate 1948-04-30
foundingDocument Charter of the Organization of American States
foundingLocation Bogotá, Colombia
geopoliticalScope Western Hemisphere
hasExecutiveHead Secretary General of the Organization of American States
hasMainGoverningBody General Assembly of the Organization of American States
hasObserverStatusFor China
European Union
Holy See
India
Japan
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.oas.org
hasOrgan General Assembly of the Organization of American States
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Committee against Terrorism
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Summit of the Americas process
hasPredecessor Pan American Union
hasWorkingLanguage English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C., United States
highestDecisionMakingBody General Assembly of the Organization of American States
legalStatus charter-based organization
memberOf Inter-American System
motto More rights for more people
nativeName Organización de los Estados Americanos
numberOfMemberStates 35
policyArea conflict resolution
democracy promotion
development cooperation
election observation
human rights protection
security cooperation
purpose promote democracy in the Americas
promote economic cooperation among member states
promote human rights in the Americas
promote political cooperation among member states
promote security in the Americas
promote social development in the Americas
regionServed Americas
shortName OAS
usesEmblem Emblem of the Organization of American States
usesFlag Flag of the Organization of American States

Referenced by (144)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Government of Argentina
Government of Ecuador
Government of El Salvador
Government of Guatemala
Government of Panama
Government of Peru
Grenada
Honduras
Jamaica
Luis Almagro
Mexico
Nicaragua
Organization of American States ("Inter-American System")
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
memberOf
CICAD
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
Committee on Hemispheric Security
Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
Fifth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the OAS ("inter-American system")
General Assembly of the Organization of American States
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Committee against Terrorism
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Inter-American human rights system
Pan American Union ("Inter-American System")
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
partOf
CICAD
CICTE
CIDI
CITEL
Committee on Hemispheric Security
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
General Assembly of the Organization of American States
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Committee against Terrorism
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
Inter-American human rights system
Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism
Permanent Consultative Committee I
Permanent Consultative Committee II
parentOrganization
American Convention on Human Rights
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
Inter-American Democratic Charter
OAS General Assembly resolutions
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
adoptedBy
CITEL
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Committee against Terrorism ("Inter-American system")
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Permanent Consultative Committee II
affiliation
Armed Forces of Peru
Organization of American States ("Organization of American and Caribbean States")
SICA
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
cooperatesWith
Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Venezuela
regionalOrganizationMembership
Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Secretary General
Steering Committee (CITEL)
associatedWith
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
foundedBy
Government of Colombia
Government of Mexico
internationalOrganizationMember
Barbados
Government of Nicaragua ("Organization of American States (OAS)")
internationalOrganizationMembership
Inter-American Democratic Charter
Protocol of Washington
organization
Afro-Latin Americans
Pan-American Highway
recognizedBy
Flag of the Organization of American States
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
represents
Organization of American States ("OEA")
abbreviation
Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C.
accreditedTo
OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS member states")
appliesToJurisdiction
Pan American Union ("Organization of American States Archives")
archivesAt
Protocol of Washington
belongsToOrganization
Protocol of Buenos Aires ("inter-American system")
createdWithinFrameworkOf
Union of American Republics
dissolvedInto
Luis Almagro
employer
Charter of the Organization of American States
establishes
Spanish-speaking world
hasCommonOrganizationLanguage
Central American Integration System
hasObserver
Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
hasParentOrganization
Department of Peace Operations ("Organization of American States Liaison")
hasPart
Latin America
hasRegionalOrganization
Union of American Republics
hasSuccessor
Alliance for Progress
implementedBy
Good Neighbor policy
influenced
Pan-Americanism
influencedCreationOf
Spanish
isOfficialLanguageOf
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
isSpecializedBodyOf
Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction
Pan American Union
legalSuccessor
CICTE ("OAS member states")
membership
United States–Cuba relations
multilateralContext
Organization of American States ("Organización de los Estados Americanos")
nativeName
Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
operatesWithin
Protocol of Buenos Aires
organizationAffected
Charter of the Organization of American States
organizationFounded
Protocol of Managua
organizationInvolved
Fifth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the OAS
organizer
Pan American Union Building
owner
Operation Power Pack
participant
United States foreign policy
participation
Union of American Republics
predecessorOf
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
publisher
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
regionalOrganization
Pan American Union
replacedBy
Organization of American States ("OAS")
shortName
General Assembly of the Organization of American States
supremeBodyOf
Flag of the Organization of American States
usedBy
WHA
worksWith

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