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 President of the United States visited the headquarters of the OAS on Thursday, to speak in support of the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, welcomed President George W. Bush and emphasized the historic nature of this accord, which he said "will eliminate tariffs and trade barriers and expand regional opportunities for workers, manufacturers, consumers, farmers, ranchers and service providers."
Insulza observed that a timely conclusion of the trade agreement would serve as a prelude to the upcoming Summit of the Americas, which will be held later this year in Mar del Plata, Argentina. At the Summit, the 34 democratically elected Presidents and Prime Ministers of the hemisphere will focus on the theme of "Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance."
President Bush in his address stated that the expansion of free trade in the hemisphere is a fundamental mechanism for strengthening democracy and for improving living standards. The President underlined that "by opening up Central America and the Dominican Republic to U.S. trade and investment, CAFTA will help those countries develop a better life for their citizens" and that "by helping those economies improve, CAFTA will help the nations strengthen their democracies."
In reiterating the Secretary General's observation that CAFTA was not just a trade agreement, President Bush said that “this Bill is a commitment of freedom-loving nations to advance peace and prosperity throughout the Western hemisphere." He added that “CAFTA will help the nations of Central America deliver prosperity and opportunity for their citizens”. Finally, he encouraged the passing of the Bill, stating that “by strengthening democracy in the region CAFTA will also lead to greater security and stability”.
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