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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 Welcomes “Historic Announcement” of Talks between the Colombian Government and the ELN
June 11, 2014
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, today welcomed the “historic announcement” that the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN, for its initials in Spanish) have begun an “exploratory phase of talks,” aimed at ending the conflict and building a lasting peace in the South American Country.
“This announcement, together with the advanced progress of the conversations with the FARC, confirms that it is truly the time for peace in Colombia. We all trust that the parties involved will work hard and in good faith to ensure that these processes lead to good results.”
The OAS leader expressed his particular satisfaction with the fact that victims and societal participation are among the points already agreed on for inclusion in the agenda of the talks. “Both issues are particularly relevant for rebuilding the social fabric and are a starting point for addressing the central issues that will make it possible to end the armed conflict in the country,” he said.
Secretary General Insulza reiterated his support and that of the Organization he leads for the processes opened by the Government of President Juan Manuel Santos with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, for its initials in Spanish) and the ELN, and expressed his hope that “steps like the one taken now help the Colombian people to enjoy the benefits of peace, and that this results in greater democracy, greater development, and greater employment.”
The OAS and all its member states have resolutely supported the peace process in Colombia. The work of a decade of the Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS) is evidence of this commitment, having witnessed the efforts made by Colombia stakeholders to create the conditions for a stable and enduring peace in the country. The OAS, said the Secretary General, “puts at the disposition of Colombia all the knowledge, lessons learned and experience gained that can help make these efforts to build peace a reality, calling on all national actors to continue working tirelessly toward this goal.”
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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