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.
The Chinese government and the Organization of American States (OAS) are offering 10 scholarships to students of OAS member countries to start studies in September 2012, with the objective of strengthening mutual understanding between Chinese and Latin American citizens.
These scholarships are available to citizens or residents of all thirty-four OAS Member States for undergraduate and graduate studies. Knowledge of the Chinese language is not an application requirement, yet it is highly recommended to have an advanced command of the English language. Deadline for application is April 20th.
The scholarships cover costs related to tuition, materials, accommodation, living expenses and medical insurance. The student is responsible for travel costs, some educational materials, the costs of processing their visa and some set-up fees upon arrival in China.
Applicants will be evaluated based on their merits and credentials, which include academic and/or and professional experience. Applicants must submit essays in which they explain the impact that their studies will bring to their institution, community and country.
The partnership between the OAS and the Chinese Government has to date awarded twenty-nine scholarships to students from eighteen countries in the region.
Application requirements can be accessed here. Applications must be received no later than April 20th at the following address: Organization of American States, Department of Human Development, Education and Culture. 1889 F Street, N.W., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006 (Att.: OAS-China Scholarships)