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 Organization of American States (OAS) received the 2002 W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award in recognition of its expanding efforts in protecting and promoting democratic values and institutions throughout the hemisphere. The annual award is presented by the National Democratic Institute (NDI)to individuals and organizations dedicated to democracy and human rights.
NDI Chairman and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recognized the leadership of OAS Secretary General César Gaviria during the ceremony, held last night at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. "Under your direction, the OAS has been revitalized, reformed and renewed in ways that make it easier for the 800 million people in the Americas to live as true neighbors, working together in the light of freedom, to enrich and improve the lives of all people," she said. Albright added that "the influence of the OAS now is felt far beyond the Western Hemisphere. The organization has become a model for other regional groupings throughout the world, setting a standard for legitimacy and collective action."
In accepting the award on behalf of the OAS, Gaviria stressed the significance of the Inter-American Democratic Charter in "protecting the right of our peoples to live in democracy." The Charter was adopted a year ago by the OAS member states. "Democracy in our hemisphere is at a critical juncture..Our actions, then, will have to go farther than applying passively the principles of the Charter," Gaviria said. He called for a "new political ethic" and a greater commitment to address social and economic issues, adding that citizens need to have their faith in public institutions restored.
NDI cited the achievements of the OAS as the only inter-governmental organization for which representative democracy is a purpose, a principle and a condition of membership. "The OAS has not only defined democracy in the hemisphere, but has defended the rights of citizens when democracy has been under threat," the organization said.
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas of Cuba was also honored with the Democracy Award for his work and leadership of the Varela Project in that country. Previous recipients have included: Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations; Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel; President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa; and Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
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