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.
CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarship Program Announce the 204 winners for 2015
July 9, 2015
The Organization of American States (OAS) announced today the recipients of the 2015 CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarships, thanks to which 204 students of the member states will be able to pursue postgraduate studies in the areas of science and engineering throughout universities in Mexico.
The selected students, who come from 20 different countries, will receive the following benefits:
• A monthly financial contribution towards living expenses
• Medical insurance
• A one-time grant for installation costs (awarded to 49 recipients)
• The possibility of obtaining discounts in universities that are part of the OAS Consortium of Universities.
On this occasion, thanks to the agreement signed between the OAS and the Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO), 21 scholarships are specifically awarded for studies in the area of medicine and health sciences.
The list with the 204 selected recipients is available here.
Since 2011, the CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarship Program has benefited to more than 600 students. This initiative is promoted by the OAS, the Mexican National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT), and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), with the support of WHO/PAHO. For more information about this and other scholarship opportunities, please visit www.oas.org/en/scholarships.