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.
PRESENTING CREDENTIALS, ECUADOR’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO OAS UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CHARTER
March 14, 2003
Marcelo Hervas, Ecuador’s new Permanent Representative, shares the view of Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General César Gaviria that the Inter-American Democratic Charter, adopted in Lima, Peru, on September 11, 2001, represents a renewed commitment to defending democracy in the Americas.
Presenting credentials to the Secretary General at OAS Headquarters today, Ambassador Hervas said his government “appreciates the Secretary General’s facilitation efforts in regional countries facing political crisis.” He pledged his delegation would “redouble efforts at strengthening our Organization in the interest of solidarity and unity.”
Ambassador Hervas said fighting corruption has been a top priority for President Lucio Gutiérrez’ government, which “firmly supports the Inter-American Democratic Charter” and the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The Secretary General told the new Ambassador he would find “an OAS with a renewed agenda, even more involved in areas it has traditionally covered” and pursuing major initiatives to mobilize resources to deal with such threats to democracy as drug and illegal firearms trafficking. In that regard, explained Gaviria, the Inter-American Democratic Charter “represents a renewed commitment to defend democracy and deliver more tools for the OAS to deal with these problems.”
The Secretary General told the incoming Ambassador: “Ecuador has been very active in our Organization—helping define its policies—and I am confident you will continue in that tradition.”
A 32-year veteran of Ecuador’s Foreign Service, Ambassador Hervas has served as Chief of Mission in Poland and, prior to that, as Alternate Representative to the OAS and to the United Nations. He holds a law degree from the Central University of Ecuador, studied foreign policy at John Hopkins University in Washington, and also pursued postgraduate studies in national security and development. He also has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Institute of Advanced National Studies.
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