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.
Elections for OAS Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General
March 23, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS) will elect its Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General for the next five years during a Special General Assembly to be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in the Hall of the Americas at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will begin at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT).
Please see the meeting’s agenda here, but note that it may change until the time of the meeting.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.
Access
Press access to the building will be through the C Street entrance, on the north side of the building. Credentials, which must be requested prior to the event and approved by the Press Department, may be picked up with an official personal document and one identifying the media outlet you represent. You may still request your credentials by following the steps described here.
In order to avoid crowding, journalists are requested to enter the building before 9:00 EDT (13:00 GMT).
Coverage of the Assembly
Space for journalists in the Hall of the Americas is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Those journalists unable to find a seat in the Hall of the Americas may follow the meeting through a live video broadcast in the San Martín Hall of the same building.
Photo and video opportunities
The press will have the opportunity to shoot photographs and video of the authorities at the beginning of the Assembly meeting.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General elect will be briefly available for photographs and video.
During the Assembly, movement of photographers and cameramen will be restricted to areas designated by the Press Department.
Press Conference
The Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General elect will offer a joint press conference at the conclusion of the Assembly. It will be held in the San Martín Hall of the same building and be broadcast live on the OAS Website.
WHAT: Thirty-Ninth Special Session of the General Assembly to elect the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
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