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.
Preliminary Visit of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Colombia
April 29, 2014
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States in Colombia, headed by former Costa Rican President José María Figueres Olsen, is visiting the country to learn about the progress made in the organization of the upcoming presidential elections of May 25.
The Mission, which will begin its final deployment ten days before Election Day, is made up of a group of 53 experts and observers from 17 member states and observer countries to the OAS. The work of observation will include an integral analysis of fundamental issues in the election such as electoral organization and technology, campaign financing, electoral security, conflict resolution and the vote abroad.
During its stay in Colombia, the Mission has held meetings with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations, Patti Londoño Jaramillo; the Interior Minister, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia; the Civil Registrar, Carlos Ariel Sánchez Torres; the Chair of the National Electoral Council, Pablo Gil de la Hoz; as well as presidential candidates and representatives of political parties. It is worth noting that, in its meetings with the candidates, the Mission has heard some concerns related to the organization of the process.
The Mission values the efforts made by the National Civil Registry and the National Electoral Council in the organization and administration of this election. Moreover, the Mission believes it is important that any petitions presented by the candidates should be attended and resolved promptly in order to promote a climate of trust.
Finally, the Mission invites citizens to make an effort to get to know the proposals presented by the various candidates in order to be able to make an informed decision about who will be the next President of the Republic. Their participation as voters, as well as any other role in the context of this process, will contribute to the strengthening of democracy in the country.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.