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 Extraordinary General Assembly on the Strengthening of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
March 20, 2013
The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) that will conclude the debates on the process of reflection on the Workings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System, will be held Friday, March 22, 2013, at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT) in the Hall of the Americas of the headquarters of the organization in Washington, DC. (17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20006).
The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.
Credentials
Details on the registration process for media representatives who wish to attend the Assembly are available here.
Building Access
Media will be admitted beginning at 08:30 EDT (12:30 GMT) through the right door of the main entrance, where media representatives can collect their credentials. Please, in order to avoid overcrowding, arrive ahead of time.
Coverage of the Meeting
The available space for journalists in the Hall of the Americas is strictly limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The San Martin Room of the same building will be equipped with all the necessary services for journalists to follow the meeting and do their work.
Photo and Video Access
Photographers and cameramen who wish may take images of the authorities at the beginning of the meeting, following the instructions of the officials from the Press and Communications Department.
During the meeting, the circulation of photographers and cameramen will be limited to areas designated by the OAS Press and Communications Department.
WHAT: Extraordinary General Assembly on the Strengthening of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2013, at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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