Program-budget for 2008 

On June 5, 2007, at its thirty-seventh regular session, the General Assembly adopted resolution AG/RES. 2353, which approves and authorizes the program-budget of the Organization of American States for 2008.  The resolution also sets the Regular Fund budget ceiling for 2008 at US$87.5 million.  

In the deliberations that concluded with the adoption of the resolution, three options for funding the 2008 program-budget arose.  The member states decided to instruct the Permanent Council to convene a special session of the General Assembly, to be held before October 31, 2007, to determine the best option.   

The General Secretariat was instructed to present, at the close of each fiscal period, a report on statutory adjustments and the relative changes.  It was also recognized that the General Secretariat must present recommendations on personnel policy and its sustainability, in the light of new mandates, the recent restructuring of the General Secretariat, and the financial status of the OAS. In this resolution, the other topics related to human resources are: a policy that takes into account the principle of geographic representation; gender equity and equality; and trust positions. 

The Staff Committee is pleased to share with the members of the Staff Association the complete text of the resolution adopted in Panama: 

PROGRAM-BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR 2008;
QUOTAS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEMCIDI FOR 2008 

(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 5, 2007)

http://www.oas.org/37AG/Docs/Eng/2354.doc