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.
In advance of his visit to Venezuela on Sunday, October 27, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), César Gaviria, issued the following statement:
"Recent events in Venezuela have underscored the persistent and deep polarization in that country and the urgent need to move from an environment of confrontation to a framework of direct negotiation between the government and the opposition. It is imperative that Venezuelans address the current problems within the constitutional order and the rule of law, through the democratic mechanisms available under the Constitution.
"The international community continues to view the situation in Venezuela with grave concern, particularly in light of recent developments. It is more urgent than ever to resolve the issues included in my April 18 report to the OAS Permanent Council, including divisive rhetoric from both sides, curbs on free expression through threats and harassment, participation in political debate by military authorities, inadequate separation of powers and lack of meaningful institutional checks and balances.
"The peaceful nature of the recent marches held both by the opposition and by the government, and of the October 21 labor strike, is a clear sign of progress toward a solution reached by consensus. These events demonstrated that Venezuelan society is capable of channeling its differences democratically and that violence is not an inevitable result of dissent.
"Another positive sign is that both the government and opposition sectors have signed the Declaration of Principles for Peace and Democracy in Venezuela, presented in September by a joint mission of the OAS, the Carter Center and the United Nations Development Programme. During the upcoming visit we will present specific proposals to begin work on the three issues accepted for discussion among the parties: the strengthening of the electoral system, the investigation of the events of last April 11 and the need to disarm civilian populations. We will also propose a structure and agenda for undertaking a debate on the critical issues that continue to divide Venezuelan society."