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 potential threat of avian flu, a critical issue for the Americas, could have devastating implications for trade, tourism, economic stability, food security and health in the countries, experts warned today at a briefing focused on stopping avian flu at its source. They called for unified political commitment and concerted, strategic cooperation, coupled with immediate and effective action at country and regional levels.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) jointly organized the event held at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters, with participants from a broad array of international organizations, U.S. government institutions, ambassadors and the private sector, among others.
In opening remarks, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin stressed that because of the cross-border implications of any national threat, the OAS is encouraging “the strengthening of country and regional capacity in surveillance, laboratory diagnosis and alert and response systems.” Ramdin identified the critical role of communication to such an undertaking, in raising public awareness and discussion towards creating a shared agenda. He noted the heightened vulnerability of the region stemming from international travel and global trade.
IICA Director General Chelston Brathwaite emphasized science-based sanitary measures as powerful tools whereby countries can respond to threats to human and animal health and at the same time maintain market access and consumer confidence. He described the conference as not simply a briefing but more of a call to action, stressing the common responsibility of “building capacity now to reduce and hopefully prevent, or at the very least, contain,” future animal, agricultural and health emergencies in the Americas.
PAHO’s Assistant Director, Carissa Etienne, accentuated the potentially “substantial economic and health impact” of the arrival of the deadly H5N1 virus in this hemisphere, although to date there is no evidence of bird flu in the Americas. She did note, however, the potentially significant threat to food security, given that poultry is a major source of protein in the region. PAHO food safety experts have concluded that poultry meat that is properly handled and cooked is safe, even in countries where the virus has been detected.
IICA and the OAS earlier this week signed a general cooperation agreement reaffirming their mutual commitment to working together on a number of important hemispheric initiatives.