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.
Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Guatemala with the OAS Secretary General
September 1, 2021
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize, the Honorable Eamon Courtenay, and of Guatemala, the Honorable Pedro Brolo Vila, held a meeting yesterday with the OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington D.C., within the context of the “Agreement on a Framework for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures between Belize and Guatemala” signed in September 2005.
The Secretary General welcomed the Ministers and their delegations and gave an overview of the work of the OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone. The situations that required verification by the OAS were highlighted.
The Parties invited the Secretary General to develop and recommend specific measures, mechanisms or processes aimed at preventing situations likely to create tensions in the Adjacency Zone.
The Ministers made presentations on the situations of concern on the ground in areas in the Adjacency Zone and made suggestions for solutions that seek to foster a climate of peace and confidence as contemplated by the said Agreement. The Ministers reiterated their respective commitment to the Framework Agreement for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures.
The Secretary General presented recommendations to the Ministers that could be implemented by the Parties with the support of the Office of the OAS in the Adjacency Zone.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs received the recommendations for their consideration.
The Belize and Guatemala delegations along with OAS also met with the Group of Friends of Belize and Guatemala. The OAS provided a report on its activities in the Adjacency Zone. The Group of Friends is made up of Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Spain, United States, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, United Kingdom, Sweden and Uruguay.
The meeting was held in an atmosphere of respect and cordiality. The Secretary General reiterated his willingness and that of the OAS to continue supporting the Confidence Building Measures established in the 2005 Agreement.
The Belize delegation also included Senator Michael Peyrefitte representing the Opposition.
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