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.
Ambassador Bayney R. Karran presented credentials as Guyana’s new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, hailing the organization’s commitment to the principles of democracy and good governance. He underscored his country’s willingness to continue to cooperate with the organization to strengthen and deepen these principles throughout the Americas.
In delivering his credentials to Secretary General César Gaviria, Ambassador Karran stressed that the OAS’ commitment to democratic governance is particularly important to Guyana, and he further pledged to cooperate with the OAS and its member states and organs, “for a vibrant and relevant organization.”
Among benefits to Guyana, he cited the crucial role the hemispheric organization played in that country’s landmark 1992 general elections, which, he said, “ushered in a democratic era for Guyana.”
He said although Guyana is a relatively new member of the OAS—having joined in 1990—its commitment to regional multilateralism and to the organization’s work is a matter of record. Noting Guyana’s “deep and abiding interest in the social and development agenda,” Ambassador Karran made particular mention of such cooperation initiatives as the poverty-alleviation programs being undertaken by the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD), the technical assistance arm of the OAS.
The Secretary General welcomed the new Guyanese envoy, telling him about the many new hemispheric and international challenges before the organization, including an expanded agenda. He also praised Guyana’s active and dynamic role in the OAS.
Prior to his current post, Ambassador Karran served as his country’s resident Ambassador in Venezuela, with accreditations to Ecuador, Chile and Colombia.
He holds a law degree from the University of Guyana and the University of the West Indies and established his private law practice before entering the diplomatic arena.
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