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.
Governor General of Canada visits Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone
In December 2009, Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean visited the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone Mission Office where the OAS has kept a permanent presence since July 2003. During her visit, the Governor General highlighted the innovative characteristics of the OAS Mission and its contribution to fostering trust in the Adjacency Zone. She also praised the Organization's efforts to promote a culture of peace among the zone's residents. Belize and Guatemala representatives who attended the meeting also recognized the work of the OAS and called for a strengthening of its presence.
Human Rights Commission publishes new Rules of Procedure
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published last December its new Rules of Procedure, with reforms aimed at further strengthening the Inter-American system through the enhancement of: participation by victims, guarantees to harmonize procedural participation of the parties and enhance the publicity and transparency of the system, as well as the adoption of other necessary adjustments after the 2001 reform. These modifications involve four essential components of the system for the protection of human rights: the mechanism of precautionary measures, the processing of petitions and cases, the referral of cases to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court, and the holding of hearings on the situation of human rights in the member states. The complete text of the new rules of procedure is available at the IACHR website.
U.S. students participate in OAS General Assembly simulation
Approximately 260 students from 24 high schools in the United States participated in the 28th Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS) that took place December 2-5, 2009. The MOAS is a program designed to promote democratic values among the hemisphere's youth by offering them first-hand knowledge of the work carried out by the OAS and its member countries. This is done through a simulation exercise in which students represent diplomats and political officials in a series of debates and negotiations that result in the formulation of a unified declaration. The subjects debated during the 28th MOAS included: Promotion of non conventional education initiatives to improve the wellbeing and safety in the Hemisphere; democracy and the inter-American system; freedom of expression; the fight against terrorism; and reducing the digital gap in the Region.
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