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 Assistant Secretary General Urges Measures to Fight Poverty, Inequality
June 18, 2012
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has urged leaders gathered at the Rio plus 20 meeting in Brazil to review positions and policies which are not working in the interests of their peoples, and move to implement new ideas which yield results.
Ambassador Ramdin, who traveled to Brazil with a team of OAS officials, addressed the opening ceremony of the World Congress on Justice, Law and Governance, and delivered remarks to the media following a meeting on Governance for Sustainable Development, convened by the OAS.
According to the OAS official, “It is my hope that, in all our discussions, we continue to review our ability to address issues like poverty and hunger. Far too often our policies are seen in isolation. As we contemplate how to position ourselves for future action, I hope we take time to re-assess the relevance of formulas and policies which have not worked for our people.”
The Assistant Secretary General said while some progress has been made since the last meeting in Rio twenty years ago -including a reduction in poverty in some areas- Latin America remains the region with the highest levels of inequality in the world. “Close to 53 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face hunger. The critical test of democracy is not just our ability to hold elections, but our ability to address basic issues like poverty, social exclusion, security and issues which essentially contribute to development. All of our efforts must continue to revolve around the common goal of improving the quality of life of our people,” said Ramdin.
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