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.
FIRST PHASE OF OAS ARMS SHIPMENT INVESTIGATION COMPLETE
July 23, 2002
Ambassador Morris Busby, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) in charge of investigating the circumstances surrounding the export of a shipment of arms and ammunition that allegedly originated in Nicaragua and apparently fell into the hands of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, today announced the completion of the first phase of his investigation.
The first phase of the investigation involved collecting, analyzing and determining the facts of the case, based on available information including documents provided by the three governments who requested the OAS investigation: Colombia, Nicaragua and Panama.
"Our team is working to uncover all the facts in this case and will make a full report to the Secretary General. We are receiving complete cooperation from the governments involved and are confident that the facts will come to light”, said Ambassador Busby.
As part of the second phase of the investigation, and with the purpose of collecting additional information on the ground, the Ambassador will travel in mid-August to meet with officials of the three Governments as well as with individuals with direct knowledge of the case.
At the same time, members of Busby’s team of investigators are looking at ways to strengthen arms control agreements and mechanisms in the hemisphere, including how to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials.
“This investigation is very important for the OAS since it will enable the Organization to assist the governments of the region to put into place more effective controls on arms trafficking", said Busby. The Ambassador added that he expected to present his report in September.
Ambassador Morris Busby was appointed by Secretary General César Gaviria in June to lead the Secretariat’s investigation. He has held senior U.S. government positions, serving among other things, as Ambassador in Colombia, director of the Counter-Terrorism Office of the Department of State and Special Envoy for Central America. Busby has served under four U.S. presidents during his lengthy diplomatic career.
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