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This Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) approved reforms to its code of ethics after an investigation concluded that Secretary General Luis Almagro violated certain provisions by
This Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) approved reforms to its code of ethics after an investigation concluded that Secretary General Luis Almagro violated certain provisions by maintaining a sentimental relationship with an organization official.
A report prepared by an outside firm, which EFE had access to on Tuesday and was officially released today, claims that Almagro violated rules of “common sense and common sense”, but not those governing supervisory duties, pay increases, intimidation or conflicts. of interest.
Based on the conclusions and proposals of the report, member countries asked this Friday at the meeting of the permanent council of the OAS for a reform that will update the code of ethics of the organization.
In turn, they urged OAS officials to adhere to “the highest ethical standards, despite the lack of specificity of existing rules.”
The Member States instructed the General Secretariat and the Organization’s Legal and Political Commission to submit a list of proposals for updating the ethical standards, in accordance with the resolution.
In turn, they asked to publish the results of the report on the agency’s website, which has not yet been done.
The resolution was approved by the majority of the members, with the exception of El Salvador.
The Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS, Luz Helena Baños, who was highly critical of Almagro, joined the consensus even though she considered the resolution “extremely limited and inconsistent with the seriousness of the violations that had taken place” and affirmed that there should be a secretary general who “does not use his privileges to achieve personal goals.”
“It is very unfortunate that we had to spend $120,000 on an investigation that was clearly unnecessary given the public admission made by the Secretary General in this Permanent Council,” Baños added.
Almagro, who was Uruguay’s foreign minister between 2010 and 2015, has led the OAS since 2015. He was investigated to determine if he violated OAS rules as part of this sentimental relationship.
Last November, the organization approved the use of the services of the law firm Miller & Chevalier to conduct this investigation.
The intimate relationship controversy erupted shortly after the board of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted by majority in September to fire its president, Cuban-American Mauricio Claver-Carone, for “with a subordinate, which the latter denied. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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