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.
ARGENTINA ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP OF OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL
October 1, 2007
Ambassador Rodolfo Hugo Gil, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), today assumed the chairmanship of the Permanent Council with a commitment to continue working towards a more relevant role of the Organization to benefit the lives of the people of the Americas.
The Argentine diplomat received the gavel from Ambassador Deborah-Mae Lovell of Antigua and Barbuda, during a brief ceremony at OAS headquarters. Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin, Chief of Staff Ricardo Mario Domínguez, as well as delegates from the Member States and other OAS officials were among those who attended. Ambassador Manuel María Cáceres Cardozo of Paraguay is the new Vice Chair of the Permanent Council.
While assuming the high-level office, which he will carry out during the next three months, Gil noted that the OAS “has the principal task of addressing the fundamental problems of democratic governance in the region, from having free elections to the respect of human rights, encompassing the broad range of issues that this covers, and without forgetting the economic social issues which, if imbalanced, could lead to a threat to democracy.” The Ambassador reiterated that if progress can be achieved in a few of these issues “we will continue in this mission of making our organization more relevant.”
Gil also made reference to his predecessor’s efforts in propelling and achieving a greater profile of youth related issues in the OAS agenda. “This is a very important and key issue for the development of our region,” underscored Ambassador Gil as he promised to continue following on the path began by the diplomat from Antigua and Barbuda.
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