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 Pays Tribute to the Culture of the Caribbean through the "Spirit of the Americas"
April 19, 2013
The Organization of American States (OAS) today celebrated the eighth annual "Spirit of the Americas," a festival that celebrates Caribbean culture, with food and liquor typical of this region of the hemisphere, during a ceremony attended by diplomatic representatives from across the region, in the Hall of the Americas of the organization's headquarters in Washington, DC.
"Initially this party was basically a celebration of the Caribbean, but today it is a celebration of all countries in the Americas, and we are very proud of this," said the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza.
"We believe it is very important to the community of the Americas to maintain unity, we have seen divisions, arguments and problems, but the main task is to be brothers and work together," added Secretary General Insulza.
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, called for cooperation among member countries because "it is very clear that we can move forward together," and the OAS represents a place where we can "work together for a better quality of life." "May God bless each of you, may God bless your families, may God bless the great nations from which you come," added Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar, whose country took a very active role in the eighth edition the "Spirit of the Americas."
The Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Albert Ramdin, said that "the spirit of the Americas is about brotherhood and getting to know each other through drink, food and culture." Ambassador Ramdin said the funds raised at the event will be donated to a hospital located near Cité Soleil, one of Haiti's major urban centers.
For his part, the President of the Rum Industry of Guatemala, Roberto Garcia, who spoke on behalf of several entrepreneurs who received awards at the ceremony, said that "these events promote the culture of our countries and allow for good relations between us, so we can develop more every day."
"We are very happy as Guatemalans because we are on the threshold of the OAS General Assembly to be held in June in our country," said the Guatemalan businessman. During the event, several traditional Caribbean and Guatemalan dance groups took part.
A gallery of photos of the event will be available here.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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