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.
The Voluntary Group for the Follow-up to the Inter-American Democratic Charter Holds Sixth Meeting
May 3, 2024
On April 26th, the sixth meeting of the Voluntary Group for the Follow-up to the Inter-American Democratic Charter was held at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., with participation of 17 OAS Member States. The meeting was led by the Chair of the Voluntary Group, Francisco Mora, Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS.
The Voluntary Group took note of the information presented by the Chair on the preparation of the Symposium with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Group of Friends of the IADC/Carter Center & the OAS IADC Voluntary Group, planned on May 30th.
Member States also shared views regarding preparations for the Special meeting of the Permanent Council on May 22nd and the official side event of the Voluntary Group during the 54th OAS General Assembly (June 26-28 in Asuncion, Paraguay).
The Voluntary Group adopted the following agreements:
1. To request the Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy (SSD) to distribute the list of invitees to the Symposium sponsored by USIP and Carter Center;
2. To request SSD to distribute the presentation of the Department for Effective Public Management;
3. To incorporate the suggestions and comments made by the delegations regarding the agenda of the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council to be held on May 22nd;
4. To officially request the inclusion of a side event on behalf of the Voluntary Group on the agenda of the General Assembly.
5. To incorporate the suggestions and comments made by delegation to the concept note for the side event of the General Assembly.
The Voluntary Group for Follow-up of the Inter-American Democratic Charter was created in response to the mandate of resolution resolution to foster dialogue, horizontal cooperation, and the exchange of best practices among its members, and to identify opportunities within the principles of the OAS Charter and the Inter-American Democratic Charter to strengthen their democracies.