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.
OAS Mission that Observed General Elections in Panama Presents Recommendations
November 12, 2014
The Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) which, headed by the former Peruvian congresswoman Lourdes Flores Nano, observed Panama’s general elections on May 4th presented today ten recommendations with the objective of contributing to the improvement of the sound Panamanian democracy.
During an event organized by Panama’s Electoral Tribunal, the Chief of Mission presented 10 timely suggestions that resulted from direct observation on issues including electoral institutionalism, political participation of minorities in the elections, gender equality, campaign financing, electoral campaigning and overseas voting. Amongst them, the Mission highlights the consideration of reconvening the National Commission of Electoral Reforms to manage changes with inputs of civil society, political parties and electoral authorities.
The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) that, following instructions of Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, started to work on September 2013 was made up of 53 observers from 19 countries, including a core group of specialists who carried out a thorough analysis of the process. With this last visit to the country the Mission concludes its work in the field and will publish its final report in the coming months.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.