Review of SAF Mandates

1. Review of SAF Mandates

2. Review

3. SAF Mandates by Subpillar 201 mandates Financial Administration Budgetary Management and Human Resources Procurement Management Auditing

4. SAF Mandates 1948-2011 YEAR MANDATES

5. SAF Mandates 1948-2011 201 mandates General Assembly Other Instruments

6. LEGAL INSTRUMENT MANDATES 3 AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM ON THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY 3 1 OAS CHARTER 1 CIDI STRATEGIC PLAN 1 AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1 PLAN OF ACTION, MEETING OF MINISTERS OF LABOR INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS, INCLUDING MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 1 11 TOTAL SAF Mandates 1948-2011

7. Methodology

8. Expired a) Mandates with expired deadlines for implementation To request the Secretary General to conduct, in the second half of 2008 and in consultation with the member states, an evaluation of the indirect cost recovery policy for the purpose of assessing the impact and effectiveness of its application. Guidelines for the Program-Budget of the Organization for 2009 AG/RES. 2437 (XXXVIII-O/08) No. 6, d b) Mandates with currency solely during the budgetary cycle, under Art. 83 of the General Standards B. OTHER 14. 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. Program-Budget of the Organization for 2008, Quotas and Contributions to FEMCIDI for 2008 AG/RES. 2353 (XXXVII-O/07) No. III, B, 14 c) Mandates created for an event that has concluded To create a specific fund to finance activities related to the Inter-American Year of Women, open to contributions by member states, permanent observers, international organizations, civil society, the private sector, and the international community in general. Inter-American Year of Women AG/RES. 2322 (XXXVII-O/07) No. 4

9. Met Mandates whose goal has been attained Establishment of the Oliver Jackman Voluntary Capital Fund to Finance the Inter-American Human Rights System To request the Secretary General to establish, once the Rules of Procedure have been adopted by the Permanent Council, a specific fund for voluntary contributions, to be called the “Oliver Jackman Voluntary Capital Fund,” hereinafter the “Oliver Jackman Fund.” AG/RES. 2329 (XXXVII-O/07) No. 1

10. Procedure Mandates whose actions for implementation have been incorporated as working or reporting methods in areas of the General Secretariat. INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS, INCLUDING MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES Administer, under the supervision of the CAJP, the specific voluntary fund to be established for the execution of the Program activities assigned to the organs, agencies, and entities of the OAS.

11. Member states will devote the appropriate economic, technical, and logistical resources to implement the Plan of Action with the participation of COSATE and CEATAL. In addition, the Chair pro tempore will invite the relevant regional and international organizations to make voluntary contributions to support activities and projects included in this Plan of Action, and to facilitate the participation of the said workers and employers organizations. PLAN OF ACTION, MEETING OF MINISTERS OF LABOR No. 3 The Secretary shall have his office at the place where the Court has its seat and shall attend the meetings that the Court may hold away from its seat. AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Art. 58 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."

12. Duplicates Mandates whose text repeats identically over several years Guidelines for the Program-Budget of the Organization for 2009 To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. 2008 AG/RES. 2437 (XXXVIII-O/08) No. 7, a, i Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2010, quota assessments and contributions to FEMCIDI for 2010 e. Trust Appointments To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. 2009 AG/RES.1 (XXXVIII-E/09) III.A.8.e Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2011 and Contributions to FEMCIDI e. Trust Appointments To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. 2010 AG/RES. 1 (XL-E/10) rev. 1 III.A.7.e. Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2011 and Contributions to FEMCIDI b. To instruct the General Secretariat to take the necessary measures, whenever permitted by the progress in implementation of IPSAS, to ensure that financial and budgetary reports presented to the CAAP are consistent with the guidelines provided in the aforementioned Standards. AG/RES. 1 (XL-E/10) rev. 1 III.B.17.b. Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2012 and Contributions to FEMCIDI b. To instruct the General Secretariat to take the necessary measures, whenever permitted by the progress in implementation of IPSAS, to ensure that financial and budgetary reports presented to the CAAP are consistent with the guidelines provided in the aforementioned Standards. AG/RES. 1 (XLII-E/11) III.B.17.b.

13. Eliminated 2012 Mandates where, although the concern that gave rise to them still exists, for the 2012 program-budget there is a shift in focus in the request or instruction for the Secretary General's actions. Guidelines for the Program-Budget of the Organization for 2009 To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2010, quota assessments and contributions to FEMCIDI for 2010 e. Trust Appointments To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2011 and Contributions to FEMCIDI e. Trust Appointments To request the Secretary General to study the General Secretariat’s policy on trust appointments, placing particular emphasis on its applicability to director-level positions of a highly technical nature, where appointment through competition is more appropriate and in the best interests of the Organization. d. Trust Appointments i. To instruct the Secretary General to comply no later than January 31, 2012, with Article 21 of the General Standards, which establishes that the number of trust positions financed by the Regular Fund shall not exceed 8% of the positions financed by that Fund, including by the reduction of the number of non-career trust positions. To instruct the Secretary General to comply with Article 21b of said standards, to protect the rights of staff members as required by staff rules and the General Standards. Furthermore, to instruct the Secretary General to submit to the Permanent Council, within the framework established in operative paragraph III.A.7.a above, a proposal establishing the criteria governing appointments to trust positions, placing particular emphasis on their applicability to director-level positions, opening them to external competition. Program-Budget of the Regular Fund of the Organization for 2012 and Contributions to FEMCIDI 2011 AG/RES. 1 (XLII-E/11) III.A.7.d.i.

14. Eliminated 2012 The above example illustrates the methodological criterion used for duplicate mandates, mandates eliminated for 2012, and current mandates: The mandates from years 2008 and 2009 were classified as “duplicate mandates,” while the 2010 mandate, although the previous text was repeated, for the following year the instruction in force as of the 2012 cycle was amended and it was therefore classified as "eliminated 2012.” The final mandate from this example was classified as "current," even though the first part of it expired on January 31, 2012.

15. Result

16. Status of SAF Mandates 201 mandates Expired Met Duplicate Eliminated 2012 Not Mandates Procedure Current

17. TOPICS MANDATES Fellowships 3 Conferences and Meetings 2 Quotas 1 Administrative and Budgetary 7 Provisions Honoraria 2 Presentation of Reports 8 IPSAS 4 Position Limits 2 Offices in the Member States 1 Human Resource Policies 4 RCI 1 Reserve Funds 1 Use of ICTs 4 Travel 3 TOTAL 43 Classification by Topic