Analysis of Mandates 2007 – 2011

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

2. Mandates Recorded 1948–2011 2007–2011 1,445 2,370 328 2007 1948–2006 326 925 2008 255 2009 259 2010 277 2011

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

4. Method

5. Expired 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

6. 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

7. Duplicates Mandates whose text repeats identically over several years

8. Procedure Mandates whose actions for implementation have been as incorporated as working or reporting methods in areas of the General Secretariat.

9. 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.”

10. 1,349 mandates Expired Duplicates Not Mandates Procedure Current

11. 649 mandates

12. 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