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.
Secretary General Insulza Reaffirms OAS’ Commitment to Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Older People
October 1, 2012
The General Secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, welcomed Elderly Day; reaffirming the Organization’s commitment to the promotion and protection of older people’s rights. He also stressed the need to continue supporting the negotiation process of the Interamerican Convention on the Rights of the Elderly.
Secretary General Insulza noted that the increase in the number of older people in the Americas and their vulnerable situation makes it essential to provide a special injunction to those belonging to this sector, especially from the viewpoint of the protection of rights, and not just the viewpoint of assistance rights.
In that regard, he recalled the project that the Interamerican Convention is working on, which seeks to lesson the regulatory fragmentation that exists with respect to the rights of this social group, with emphasis on combating cultural stereotypes and the protection from abuse, violence, and neglect.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.