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The Organization of American States (OAS) is the oldest and largest inter-state,regional organization in the world. The OAS has emerged as a result of a series of inter-state American conferences which started in the 1820s that established the Pan-American Union in 1910.

In the second article of the Charter explains the aims of the organization, such as to achieve an effective limitation of conventional weapons that will make it possible to devote the largest amount of resources to the economic and social development of the member states.

The General Secretariat shall serve as custodian of the documents and archives of the inter-American Conferences, the General Assembly, the Meetings of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Councils and the Specialized Conferences.

The biggest criticism about OAS is that the organization is seen as a defender of the US’ interests. Especially, it has remained the silent US military interventions in Latin America.

The Union of South American Nations is composed of the Council of Heads of State and Government, the president pro tempore, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Delegates, the General Secretariat, and twelve sectoral councils.

Although UNASUR is not a collective security organization, one of its main objectives is to try to prevent and overcome crises that may arise between the member countries, and to solve regional disputes and conflicts. For example, UNASUR mediated initiatives to resolve the Bolivian political crisis (2008) and the tension between Venezuela and Colombia (2010).

The Court of Justice is an institution that is in a position to ensure the smooth processing and good governance of human rights in Africa. The functions of the Court of Justice are adressed with four titles, one of which is: To undertake studies and research on human and human rights in Africa and to bring related materials together.

The official language of SCO are Russian and Chinese.

The Council of Heads of State (CHS) is the supreme body of the SCO. It determines the priorities and main directions of the SCO’s activities, solves the fundamental issues of its internal structure and functioning, interaction with other states and international organizations, and also considers the most pressing international problems.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the military-political regional alliance uniting most of the countries of Europe, the United States, and Canada. It was founded on April 4, 1949, in order to protect Europe from Soviet influence.

The Organization of American States (OAS) is the oldestandlargestinter-state,regionalorganizationin theworld.TheOAShasemergedasaresultofaseries of inter-state American conferences which started in the 1820s that established the Pan-American Union in 1910.

Good Neighbor Policy

United States no longer wanted to send its military forces to fight or its battleships to threaten governments in order to keep its influence on Latin Americans. Instead, the United States tried humanitarian programs in education, health, and agriculture; cultural exchanges between citizens and students; and it rewarded local politicians who followed U.S. advice. Besides US military trained Latin American armies.

To strengthen the peace and security of the continent.

To promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for the principle of non-

intervention.

To prevent possible causes of difficulties and to ensure the pacific settlement of disputes that may

arise among the member states.

To provide for common action on the part of those states in the event of aggression.

To seek the solution of political, judicial, and economic problems that may arise among them.

To promote, by cooperative action, their economic, social, and cultural development.

To eradicate extreme poverty, which constitutes an obstacle to the full democratic development of

the peoples of the hemisphere.

To achieve an effective limitation of conventional weapons that will make it possible to devote the

largest amount of resources to the economic and social development of the member states.

OAS has many organs. The most important are: General Assembly, Advisory Board, Permanent Council, Inter-American Council for Integral Development, Legal Committee, Human Rights Commission and General Secretariat.

The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the OAS. Each member state is represented in the General Assembly. General Assembly is the democratic body of the OAS. It convenes annually to debate current issues, approve the organization’s budget, and determine policies to govern the other OAS organs and units. Its functions is to decide the general action and policy of the Organization, determine the structure and functions of its organs, and consider any matter relating to friendly relations among the American States;

The abbreviation for The Organization of American States is OAS.

The Organization of American States (OAS) is the oldest and largest inter-state, regional organization in the world.

Eighteen American states taking part in the meeting signed the treaty for the establishment of the American States Union mechanism.

After the end of the Second World War, representatives of 20 American states came together in Chapultepec, Mexico, to determine the future of inter-state relations of American Republics.

Luis Almagro is the Secretary General of OAS since 2015.