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.
OAS and Mexico City Sign Agreement to Defend Human Rights
October 3, 2016
Photo: OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District of Mexico City today signed an agreement to undertake joint actions in the defense and promotion of human rights.
The President of the Commission, Perla Gómez Gallardo, said the agreement will strengthen the work of the OAS and the institution she heads in defense of human rights. "One of the great strengths we have as institutions is that there are common themes, common needs, and there are actions that we can replicate, especially in terms of best practices," said Gomez Gallardo.
For his part, the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, said the aim of the agreement is to help people in vulnerable situations to claim their rights, and not only at the hemispheric level but also locally. "The agreement seeks to provide a platform for those who for many years have been prevented from exercising their rights, so that they can fully enjoy their rights," he said.
The OAS and the Commission will held seminars on the rights of persons with disabilities in the first quarter of 2017, among other activities.