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From the
Staff Committee 2016 - 2017 |
(202) 370-4645 |
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April 6th, 2017 |
FYI #1 /16-17 Original:
English |
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Did you know that
there are regulations governing ethical conduct of OAS employees? As stated in their
contracts, OAS employees are required to exercise their functions and conduct
themselves in manner consistent with the ethical standards of the
Organization. Executive Order
12-03 establishes
the Code of ethics, which defines the ethical principles that must guide
staff, consultants, interns, fellows and services providers´ behavior at the
General Secretariat. In turn, these provisions are supported by instruments
approved by the member States in the OAS Charter and General Standards to
maintain an adequate and harmonius coexistence. As established by the OAS Charter in article 118 y 119, Secretariat personnel shall not
seek or receive instructions from any Government or from any authority outside
the Organization, and shall refrain from any action that may be incompatible
with their position as international civil servants. Moreover, Member States
pledge themselves to respect the exclusively international character of the
responsibilities of the personnel of the General Secretariat, and not to seek
to influence them in the discharge of their duties. Likewise, Articles 27, 28 and 29 of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General
Secretariat provide that
staff members shall undertake to perform their duties and to regulate their
conduct in conformity with the nature, purposes, and interests of the
Organization. Taking into account that
its way of proceeding in different everyday scenarios represents the good
will of the organization. For additional
information please see: Charter of the
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