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.
Fourth Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development. October 22-23, 2014. Washington, D.C. » Documents » Press Releases: Inauguration and Conclusion
The purpose of the Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development (CIDS) is to promote inter-American dialogue and cooperation in the area of sustainable development, propose the formulation of the policy of the Organization of American States (OAS) on this issue, and promote the development and execution of the Inter-American Program for Sustainable Development, as well as orient the coordination and follow-up of the various decisions of the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1996, and other Summits of the Americas.
Purpose of the CIDS
The purpose of the Committee is to promote inter-American dialogue and cooperation in the area of sustainable development, propose the formulation of the policy of the Organization of American States (OAS) on this issue, and promote the development and execution of the Inter-American Program for Sustainable Development, as well as orient the coordination and follow-up of the various decisions of the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1996, and other Summits of the Americas.
Composition of the CIDS
The Committee shall be composed of a high-level representative from each member state, and of those delegates, advisors, or experts that each country deems appropriate.
Authorities of the CIDS
Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Inaugurates the Fourth Regular Meeting of the CIDS