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.
Ministers of the Americas to Define Common Priorities to Improve Education at OAS Meeting
February 7, 2017
Ministers of Education from the countries of the Americas will meet within the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS) this Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10 at Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, in Nassau, The Bahamas to define common priorities aimed at improving quality education in the region. The meeting is expected to culminate with the approval of the Inter-American Education Agenda, a landmark document aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the United Nations in 2015.
The approval of the Inter-American Education Agenda is a milestone achievement in improving quality education in the Americas, as it codifies agreement on three concrete priorities:
Quality, inclusive, and equitable education;
Strengthening the teaching profession; and
Comprehensive early childhood care.
The inaugural session of the meeting will take place on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at 9:00 EST (14:00 GMT), and will feature the participation of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Perry Christie; the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro; the Minister of Education, Science and Technology of The Bahamas, Jerome Fitzgerald; and the Vice President of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar.
The theme of the meeting is “The Inter-American Education Agenda: Building alliances and advancing towards the Sustainable Development Goals.” The event will also include a Best Practice and Trade Exhibition opening on Wednesday, February 8, at 19:00 EST (0:00 GMT of Thursday, February 9).
More information about the meeting, including the agenda, is available here
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