Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO RELEASE REPORT
ON TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
December 10, 2002
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Friday will release a landmark report advising governments of the Organization of American States (OAS) on their international human rights commitments in the struggle against terrorism.
The Report on Terrorism and Human Rights¾believed to be the first of its kind issued by an international organization¾responds to the increased need for authoritative guidance on how government anti-terrorist initiatives must comply with international human rights principles and standards. It covers such matters as due process protections for those charged with terrorism-related offenses, the treatment of detainees and the guarantee of freedom of expression.
The Commission, which began the report in the months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, recognizes that states have an obligation to protect their citizens from terrorist violence. At the same time, the Commission emphasizes that democratic governments should undertake anti-terrorist initiatives for the very purpose of preserving fundamental rights and democratic values that are under attack. States must therefore ensure that measures taken in response to terrorism honor democratic institutions, human rights and the rule of law, the Commission says in the report.
Inter-American Commission President Juan Méndez, a recognized human rights expert and Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame University, will hold a news conference to discuss the report and its implications for the countries of the Americas.
When: 9:45 a.m., Friday, December 13
Where: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge (13th Floor)
529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC
More information: Lucrecia Baracat: (202) 458-6824.
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