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.
Some 70 military representatives of armed forces from around the hemisphere visited the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington to examine the role the Organization plays in the region on issues such as democracy, human rights, the fight against drugs and security.
The 44th class of the Inter-American Defense College was welcomed on April 28 by Irene Klinger, Director of Communications and External Relations, who spoke about the history and priorities of the Organization, as well as of the current challenges in the social, political, and economic areas in the hemisphere. A discussion took place addressing the tremendous poverty levels in the hemisphere, the need for opportune action to prevent the break of the constitutional systems in countries, and the importance of advancing in the development of the social charter. The up-coming Fourth Summit that will be dedicated to the theme of Generating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance was also discussed.
In his remarks, Raul Lago, Director of the Office for the Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts, described the development of instruments available to the Organization and Member States to promote democracy, including Resolution 1080, and the Inter-American Democratic Charter. An exchange took place with the participants on the latest events in Ecuador, Belize, and Nicaragua.
Mario López, Human Rights Principal Specialist presented the work of the Commission and some of the challenges facing the protection and promotion of human rights in the Hemisphere. Eduardo Mendoza, of the Department of Multidimensional Security, talked about the efforts being conducted in the hemisphere in developing laws against drug trafficking, as well as in prevention and eradication programs. On security in the region, he referred to the support to countries in the implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism, and particularly to the effort to prevent the funding of terrorism, to strengthen border controls and to promote the coordination between the judiciary and the legislative branches in the fight against terrorism. These presentations were followed by a rich dialogue on the issues with the participants.