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 Meets with U.S. State Department Coordinator on Haiti
October 4, 2010
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, on Monday met with U.S. Department of State Special Coordinator on Haiti Thomas Adams. The meeting, which took place at OAS Headquarters in Washington, DC, focused on reconstruction efforts in Haiti as well as the November 28, 2010, elections.
The OAS Assistant Secretary General and the U.S. State Department Official agreed that Haiti’s four most vulnerable groups—youth, women, the disabled and the elderly—must be factored in to long-term development plans.
The U.S. State Department Special Coordinator, however, pointed out that maintaining long-term commitment and international interest in Haiti’s progress has been a challenge. “We need to be realistic about what we can and cannot do in a certain amount of time,” Adams explained. He also believes that more effective coordination among international partners is needed to facilitate the process of rebuilding.
According to Ambassador Ramdin, if Haiti is to fully recover, a strong middle class must be created, and that can only be accomplished through stronger education programs, vocational training, and short-term job creation. Both officials agreed that Haitians are responsible for their own future and the international community can only help.
Regarding concerns about violence leading up to the November 28, 2010, elections, the OAS Assistant Secretary General said adequate systems are being put in place to ensure that the 93% of the adult population registered to vote will be able to exercise this right. Given those provisions, Ambassador Ramdin said he expected a “relatively calm” election day.
Over 150 election observers will be dispersed across Haiti for the 2010 elections, as part of a joint OAS-CARICOM initiative.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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