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 and American University Offer Scholarships for Master´s in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
November 17, 2017
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States and American University Washington College of Law signed today, November 17, a five-year agreement that will allow for the granting of scholarships (partial financial assistance) that consist of seven academic credits to study a Master of Laws Degree in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. The scholarships are open to:
OAS officials
Professionals from OAS organs, specialized bodies or entities and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission
Officials of the OAS member states
Officials from the Permanent Missions to the OAS
Participants in the OAS School of Government that are admitted to this program
The agreement will also allow for participation in the Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with substantial discounts for the attendance certificate modality.
Registration for the 2017 version of both the Master´s Degree program and the advanced studies program are open until Friday, December 1. Register here.
More information about the Master of Laws Degree in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law available here.
More Information on courses, duration, and fees for the Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law available here.