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 Mission in Colombia Highlights Atmosphere of Calm in Presidential Elections
May 28, 2018
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) deployed in Colombia highlighted in its preliminary report the atmosphere of calm in which the first presidential elections since the signing of the peace agreements took place.
The Mission congratulated the Colombian people and celebrated the considerable increase in citizen participation, estimated at 53.38% of eligible voters, the highest number in the recent history of the country. The Mission also noted the widely pluralist nature of the election, which offered citizens a diverse options from across the political spectrum.
However, the Mission observed a high degree of tension during the campaign, which in some cases led to verbal and physical confrontations between sympathizers of the different campaigns, as well as threats against some candidates.
Adding to this, defamation campaigns and the promotion of false news were observed. In this context, the Mission recognizes the calls for moderation by the various presidential candidates, which was shown in the various debates that took place.
Ahead of the second round, the Mission calls respectfully on all candidates, political parties, media and citizens in general to promote a campaign focused on the discussion of proposals and founded on respect for those who think differently.
On election day, the Mission noted that before 5:30 in the afternoon more than 99% of the preliminary data was already available and that candidates spoke on the basis of this data, recognizing the results from the Registrar’s office. As part of its observation, the Mission verified that the information gathered by the observers during the day agreed with the information disseminated by electoral authorities.
Given that the presidential election process has not been completed, the OAS Observation Mission will wait for the second round to present a consolidated report that will include observations and recommendations in terms of electoral organization and technology, campaign financing, electoral justice, and women’s political participation, among other topics.
The Mission was possible thanks to the contributions of Germany, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Italy, South Korea, Spain, the United States, France, Mexico, Norway, Peru and Switzerland.
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