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.
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)
A number of key partners are working with SEDI to enhance the capacity of member states’ institutions that support the design and implementation of policies and programs that encourage productivity, entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalization of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as cooperatives and other production units:
Since 2012, the Permanent Mission of the United States to the OAS has supported and funded the implementation of the Caribbean SBDC Program which focuses on the delivery of standardized quality technical assistance by MSME support institutions to clients in a manner that provides measurable results and economic impact. In recent years, significant efforts have been undertaken to coordinate with other donors in order to leverage their contributions. Partnerships with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the IDB-funded Compete Caribbean Program in the area of capacity building have provided critical support and resources to existing SBDC programs, and in so doing, has augured towards their future sustainability.
Through a fellowship program, the Government of Chile through SERCOTEC has offered capacity building to and shared its innovative practices with senior professionals from 17 OAS member states working in small business development centers. SERCOTEC is the host the VII Inter-American Dialogue of High-Level MSME Authorities.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) have been a key SEDI partner in the areas of MSME development providing capacity building activities aimed at strengthening MSME institutions in the region through in-kind and financial resources, including for the Inter-American Dialogue of High-Level MSME Authorities.
The joint SEDI-WhatApps Initiative launched in October 2020 as well as the development of a direct collaboration with eBay and other partners such as Google will help deliver customized virtual training programs for MSMEs to expand their digital footprint, and increase their internationalization efforts and opportunities for engaging in e-commerce. These partnerships also include a train-the-trainer program for the authorities in charge of supporting the MSME sector.
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