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.
Ms. Maria Mercedes Ciudad-Real (a.k.a. Marita) serves as Principal Assistant to the Director of the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) of the Organization of American States where she is responsible for providing overall administrative, human resources procedures, logistical, operational and research support to the Director of the DSD on a daily basis on projects and other matters related to the ongoing activities of the Department.
She is a native of Guatemala with over 10 years experience in administrative and technical management within the OAS. She graduated from American University with a Bachelor’s in the Arts Degree in Interior Design and the title of Legal Assistant from George Washington University. In 2003, Marita was awarded the Outstanding Performance Award for the Department of Sustainable Development.
Prior to joining the OAS, she worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she did her summer internships while still in school. This experience led Maria to join the OAS, as project assistant in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the OAS, focusing on economic and telecommunications projects.
In addition, she is further responsible for monitoring and ensuring that Department’s activities and deliverables are timely and in keeping with the work plan approved by the Director. Marita is fluent in Spanish, English and French.
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Ms. Maria Mercedes Ciudad-Real (a.k.a. Marita) serves as Principal Assistant to the Director of the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) of the Organization of American States where she is responsible for providing overall administrative, human resources procedures, logistical, operational and research support to the Director of the DSD on a daily basis on projects and other matters related to the ongoing activities of the Department.