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 Secretary General Presents Vision of General Assembly in Lima to Permanent Observers
May 20, 2010
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today presented to the Organization’s Permanent Observers his vision of the issues and results expected from the 40th OAS General Assembly to be held June 6 to 8, 2010, in Lima, Peru.
During his meeting with more than 20 delegates of observer countries, Secretary General Insulza said the Lima Declaration would include subjects “related to the promotion of peace, security and cooperation in the Americas, and the need to promote mutual trust-building measures.” He added that “other highly relevant issues in the region, such as crime, development, and drug trafficking also will be included in the debate.”
The Secretary General explained that Haiti will continue to be one of the Organization’s top priorities and that “this will surely be reflected in the declarations and dialogues to be held in Lima.” In this regard, he reiterated the Organization’s commitment to accompany the electoral process in said Caribbean country and other development initiatives that the OAS and the Pan-American Development Foundation (PADF) have been conducting for several months.
For his part, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, also present at the meeting, said the “negotiation for the Declaration of Lima is progressing,” adding that “the political dynamic and priorities of the hemisphere will be reflected in the member states’ discussions in Lima.”
Currently, the OAS has 63 Permanent Observer countries and the European Union. The participation in the OAS of countries outside the hemisphere was instituted in 1971 through a General Assembly resolution. The support that those countries provided to OAS programs and activities in 2009 was about 20 million dollars. In the framework of the annual OAS General Assembly, the Permanent Observers hold a dialogue with the Heads of Delegation. In Lima said dialogue will take place on Sunday, June 6th.
Additional information about permanent observers and their role in the OAS is available here.
A photo gallery of the event will soon be available here.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org
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