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.
LLOYD AXWORTHY TO HEAD OAS ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION TO PERU
January 19, 2006
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today appointed former Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy to head the OAS Electoral Observation Mission that will monitor the April 9 general elections in Peru.
After meeting with Axworthy this afternoon at OAS headquarters, Insulza said the longtime Canadian diplomat’s international stature, experience, and knowledge of both Peru and the OAS made him a logical choice to lead the observation mission.
“As the people of Peru will remember, Dr. Axworthy played a pivotal role in helping that country begin a national dialogue, following the controversial elections of 2000. I am confident that he will bring the same leadership and good judgment to this task,” Insulza said. At its June 2000 meeting in Windsor, Canada, the OAS General Assembly designated Axworthy and the OAS Secretary General to lead a special mission to Peru. That visit led to the establishment of a national dialogue to explore ways to strengthen democracy in that country.
During his visit today, Axworthy met with Secretary General Insulza and Peru’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Luis Fernando de la Flor. Axworthy will travel to Lima next week, where he will meet with government and electoral authorities and sign an agreement establishing the parameters of the observation mission. An initial agreement establishing privileges and immunities for the observers was signed at the OAS last month by Insulza and Peruvian Foreign Minister Oscar Maúrtua de Romaña.
“The government of Peru has reiterated its commitment to guarantee an electoral process that is transparent, fair and legitimate. For Peruvian citizens, the presence of the OAS reinforces confidence in the democratic process,” Axworthy said.
Dr. Axworthy is currently President of the University of Winnipeg. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000, crowning a 27-year political career. Axworthy became internationally known for his advocacy of the human security concept and for his success in securing the adoption of the Ottawa Treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, an achievement that led to his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.