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.
Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean
“Towards Sustainable and Resilient Communities in the Americas” - A Forum for Mayors. Miami, Florida. December 3-4, 2013.
Over the past few decades, the Americas has become the most urbanized region in the world, with 81% of the region’s population living in urban areas generating serious threats to sustainable development, and the strength of municipalities. As the Hemisphere continues to grow and change, the communities of the region are faced with challenges in the areas of effective public management, productivity and economic growth, infrastructure, housing, transportation, waste management health, citizen security, and susceptibility to natural and man-made disasters, especially climate change and sea level rise.
In order to address these challenges, the forum aimed to lead a discussion that outlined a clear and effective vision for sustainable development, incorporating strong leadership, good governance and access to social services at the sub-national level. These issues will be key in developing sustainable cities throughout our hemisphere.
The specific objectives of the forum included:
Catalyze hemispheric cooperation among city leaders, managers, business leaders and partners in support of the growth of sustainable and resilient communities in the Americas;
Provide a platform for sharing challenges, solutions and experiences among Mayors in the Americas in the run-up to the World Urban Forum in Medellin. Colombia in April 2014.
Bolster regional cooperation, improve the quality of municipal governance in the hemisphere and establish a framework for effective collaboration and exchanges between regional municipal leaders and counterparts in the United States.
The forum— entitled “Towards Sustainable and Resilient Communities in the Americas” — aimed to initiate a pilot program to encourage cooperation, the exchange of knowledge and implementation of best practices related to municipal development, economic opportunity and democratic governance. The forum served as an opportunity for mayors from the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, and the United States to share perspectives and experiences with their colleagues from other parts of the hemisphere. As part of the program, Miami-Dade County hosted site visits and briefings on city governance and disaster preparedness at The Port of Miami and the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations.
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