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 and Guatemala Sign Agreement for the General Assembly
October 18, 2021
Photo: OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guatemala today signed an agreement for the holding of the 51st General Assembly, which will take place virtually between November 10 and 12.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Pedro Brolo, emphasized that the theme of the Assembly will be “Towards Renewal in the Americas.” “Guatemala reaffirms its commitment to promoting the solidarity and hemispheric cooperation contained in the OAS Charter. This ideal is reflected in the Quetzal, our national bird and symbol of this Assembly, which represents the map of the Americas,” added Foreign Minister Brolo.
For his part, the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, recalled that this will be the second year that the General Assembly will be held virtually and said that the Organization is ready to make the most important annual meeting of the OAS a success. "Dear friend Foreign Minister Brolo, we will have everything prepared so that this meeting of the General Assembly allows us to advance in the construction of a strengthened America under a renewed and sustainable approach," said Secretary General Almagro.
The OAS Representative in Guatemala, Diego Paz -who participated in the virtual ceremony along with Foreign Minister Brolo from Guatemala City- signed the agreement on behalf of the Secretary General of the hemispheric institution.
The General Assembly is the highest body of the OAS. All member states are represented in it, normally at the level of Foreign Minister.