What is the Model OAS General Assembly? The Model OAS General
Assembly (MOAS) is a program of the Organization of American
States (OAS) that is designed to promote democratic values among
the youth of the hemisphere. Organized by the Department of
International Affairs (DIA) of the OAS Secretariat for External
Relations, the MOAS comprises a simulation exercise in which
students represent a member state of the OAS General Assembly
and negotiate resolutions to promote democracy, human rights,
hemispheric security and development in the Americas. This
hands-on experience seeks to familiarize students, faculty and
academic institutions with the work of the OAS and its member
states, while reinforcing the Organization’s role as the premier
political forum in the hemisphere. The MOAS program began in
1980 as a purely U.S.-based event, and has since expanded to
include students from countries of the Americas. Participating
in this exercise gives students the tools they need to develop
negotiation, leadership and co