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.
OAS Assistant Secretary General Calls on Andean Governments to Support Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
March 12, 2012
OAS Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin has inaugurated the first-ever meeting of the Andean Region on the importance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540. UNSCR 1540 mandates the implementation of controls on materials and equipment associated with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and criminalizes proliferation.
Speaking at the opening of the meeting, which was hosted by the Government of Colombia, Assistant Secretary General Ramdin presented the work of the Organization of American States (OAS) in support of UNSC Resolution 1540. The OAS official stressed the OAS’ commitment to strengthening the architecture of hemispheric peace and security. “To make UNSCR 1540 work, we need to combine our efforts to address security concerns with development objectives in the countries and subregions of the Western Hemisphere,” Ambassador Ramdin said.
According to Assistant Secretary General Ramdin, there are tangible development benefits to countries that take measures toward the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction. “Recognizing the diversity of interests in the Americas, we must foster ownership and buy-in among the different stakeholders in society,” said Ramdin highlighted, adding that “political will from Governments, legislative representatives and non-state actors is also required.”
The OAS ASG believes that the implementation of Resolution 1540 will help achieve multilateral collaboration in the fostering of peace, security and prosperity, which would ultimately lead to safer societies and opportunities for economic progress.
The three-day meeting was co-sponsored by the Stimson Center, the Stanley Foundation, UNODA, with the collaboration of the office of the OAS Assistant Secretary General. Participants included government delegations from the Andean countries, representatives from SICA, CARICOM, the UN 1540 Chair and experts from the UN 1540 Committee.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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