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 Lecture Series of the Americas to Discuss Strategies for Youth Engagement in Peace Building
January 28, 2014
The Organization of American States (OAS) will host, on Thursday January 30, the 53rd Lecture of the Americas entitled "Forging Peace in the Next Generation: Strategies for Youth Engagement," an event in which Ron D. Burton , President of Rotary International, will present his views on the contributions of young people as agents of change to achieve world peace.
The Lecture, which will be introduced by the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, seeks to generate a discussion on the issue of the power of new generations and the tools available to them and how this can highlight pathways, innovative ideas and alternatives to the challenge of achieving peace in different global scenarios.
The presentation, which will be broadcast live through the OAS website (LINK TO WEBCAST) will be followed by a question and answer session.
WHAT: 53rd Lecture of the Americas: "Forging Peace in the Next Generation: Strategies for Youth Engagement”
WHEN: January 30, 2014 at 15:00 EST (20:00 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006