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.
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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.
OAS Launches Book on Principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter for Girls and Boys
August 2, 2021
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The Organization of American States (OAS) presented a new book for girls and boys on the principles of democracy in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter.
The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, said the publication is a demonstration of the Organization's commitment “to build or rebuild more just and peaceful societies with a special focus on those who must lead the cause of building a better future: our youth, beginning with our children.”
The book, entitled “Democracy,” was created by the OAS Department for the Promotion of Peace and covers topics such as elections, freedom of expression, truth, and justice, among others. It was published digitally in Spanish and English and will be available in print shortly. Its main purpose is to join efforts to transform societies through a greater commitment to education.
The Inter-American Democratic Charter was adopted by the OAS member states on September 11, 2001 in Lima, Peru and seeks, among other goals, the strengthening and preservation of democratic institutions in the hemisphere.