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 OAS General Secretariat condemns the ongoing siege of the Embassy of Argentina in Caracas
December 13, 2024
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) reiterates its strongest condemnation of the siege and harassment perpetrated by Venezuelan security forces around the Official Residence of the Embassy of Argentina in Caracas, where six Venezuelan citizens have sheltered in asylum since March 27, 2024.
This siege constitutes a flagrant violation of the guarantees of security and protection that must be granted to asylum seekers, as stipulated in the 1954 Convention on Diplomatic Asylum and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The intimidating presence of armed personnel, power and water cuts, as well as the interruption of food and water supplies, represent an imminent danger to the life and integrity of asylum seekers.
The OAS reiterates that the granting of safe conduct for asylum seekers is an imperative that must be complied with immediately. The refusal to grant these safe-conducts not only aggravates the situation of the asylum seekers, but also constitutes a violation of the international obligations assumed by Venezuela.
The deployment of repressive forces with assault weapons around the Argentine Embassy and the general harassment to which the diplomatic headquarters is being subjected reveals the worst aberrations of the regime and violates the fundamental principles of international law and human rights. The OAS urgently calls on the international community to stand in solidarity with the asylum seekers and demand respect for their rights and guarantees.
The OAS General Secretariat reaffirms its commitment to the protection of human rights, the inviolability of diplomatic missions and full respect for the right to diplomatic asylum. Stability, security and peace in the region depend on compliance with these essential principles.
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