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.
Guatemala to Host IX Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture
August 5, 2022
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The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guatemala today agreed that the Central American country will host the IX Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Culture, on October 27 and 28 in the city of Antigua.
The Minister of Culture and Sports of Guatemala, Felipe Aguilar, said the meeting will allow the implementation of actions to ensure that culture becomes an engine of economic development in the Americas. "The signing of this agreement carries an enormous responsibility, which is why with the full support of the President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, we reiterate our commitment to be hosts to culture and to a peaceful and harmonious society," added Minister Aguilar.
For his part, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro recalled that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on creative industries, especially in centers and facilities such as theater, live music, festivals, cinemas and museums. "We hope that the Ministers of Culture will be able to reach agreements for the development and strengthening of the cultural sector and the creative industries in the Americas," said Secretary General Almagro.
The central theme of the ministerial meeting will be "Technology, creativity and innovation as opportunities for the development and strengthening of culture."
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