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.
Colombia: Insulza Highlights Sacrifices of People and Government in Search for Peace
September 4, 2012
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, welcomed the signing of the General Agreement for the End of the Conflict, officially announced today by the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, and said that “Colombia, its government and its people, have made great sacrifices in the last decade to strengthen its democracy, its internal unity and its international image, thus creating favorable conditions to bring to a political end a conflict that significantly alters national life.”
Insulza said he sincerely hopes “that this process is carried out in good faith and with the belief that its success can pave the way for a lasting peace.”
The head of the OAS said, "the international community should thank all the countries that have helped to create this opportunity,” and expressed confidence that “they will continue to make their contribution.” This means, he said, “embracing the realistic agenda set forth by President Santos, that covers rural development, guarantees for the exercise of political opposition and civic participation, an end to the armed conflict, combating drug trafficking, and the rights of victims.”
Finally, Insulza offered “all our support for this dialogue and for the implementation of the agreements to which it leads.”
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.