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 Secretary General Meets with Argentine Federal Judge
October 31, 2011
Photo: OAS
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, met today with the Argentine federal judge Sergio Torres in his office at Organization headquarters in Washington, DC, to talk about human rights in the South American country and the work by the hemispheric institution in that field.
During the meeting, the two authorities talked about the importance of preserving the historic memory and achieving justice for the victims of human rights violations, and they assessed the positive example of Argentina in this sense. They also recalled the tragedy experienced by that country and the harrowing violations of human rights perpetrated during the military dictatorship, at the “Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada” or ESMA.
Secretary General Insulza also highlighted the issue of public security for countries of the Hemisphere and its links to the strengthening of the judicial system and the defense of personal rights. Judge Torres has been invited to participate in the regular session of the OAS Permanent Council on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, to make a presentation on the Argentine experience regarding the investigation and prosecution of crimes against humanity from a judicial perspective.