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.
The Press Accreditation Period for the OAS General Assembly in Lima Closes TODAY Friday May 14
May 14, 2010
Today May 14, closes the accreditation period for print and TV journalists, cameramen and women and other press professionals who wish to cover the 40th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) from June 6 to 8 in Lima, Peru. The period of press accreditation opened April 16.
The General Assembly is the topmost political institution within the OAS and its decisions guide the activities and priorities of the hemispheric organization for the year ahead. Its mandates cover a wide range of issues, including the promotion of democratic governance, the strengthening of human rights, hemispheric security and others of mutual concern. A preliminary agenda and other related documents may be found on the Web page of the OAS General Assembly at: http://www.oas.org/en/40ga/.
IMPORTANT: To cover the OAS General Assembly, Peruvian authorities require all journalists to obtain from Peruvian Consulates or Consulate offices abroad: a) a journalist visa, and b) a request for the tax-free temporary introduction of equipment into the country, in cases where it applies. Only when this process has been completed may members of the media conduct their activities in Peru during the General Assembly. The required forms and more information are available on the Website of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Relations: www.rree.gob.pe.
If you have any questions, please contact the OAS Press Department at: [email protected]
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org