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 Secretary General Commemorates Human Rights Day
December 10, 2011
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today joined the celebration of Human Rights Day, in commemoration of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a call to peoples and Governments to renew and deepen their commitment with the respect and protection of these inalienable principles.
“Sixty-three years ago Humanity marked a milestone in its development, with a compendium of rights of a civil, political, social, economic and cultural character that are recognized universally. That historic document has guided a fight as tough as it is permanent, throughout the world, to make progress on the search for social wellbeing and respect for the basic rights of human beings,” he said.
The head of the hemispheric organization acknowledged that “there has been progress on these objectives, how could we not recognize it, nevertheless, there are still many challenges to overcome, and today’s date must serve to renew our commitment and redouble our efforts in the defense of human rights.”
Secretary General Insulza recalled that the OAS, as the head of the Inter-American System, “was born and grew while guided by the respect, defense and protection of human rights as its spinal cord,” and he recalled also that the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man was signed six months before the United Nations Declaration.
He placed emphasis on the importance of the Inter-American System of Human Rights and particularly on the contributions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, to the promotion of the foundational principles, the perfecting of juridical mechanisms, as well as the creation of a culture on these values, that envelops the peoples of the continent. “The OAS is proud to be a pioneer on this matter and every day, in the light of dialogue and debate, renews its commitment to continue preventing, avoiding and punishing violations of human rights, wherever they occur,” he added.
Finally, the head of the OAS highlighted the work developed in the last few months by the member countries, which constituted a reflection group for the purpose of strengthening a system that is prestigious to the regional organization.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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