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 Urges Dialogue between Venezuela and Colombia and Calls for Increased Humanitarian Aid
September 2, 2015
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, today reiterated the need for bilateral dialogue between Colombia and Venezuela after hearing the arguments made by both sides in the recent Special Meeting of the Permanent Council, and noting the regional consensus in favor of dialogue.
Moreover, he called on the other institutions of the Inter-American System to increase cooperation to address the humanitarian problem on the border between the two countries.
Almagro also made reference to the procedures set forth by the Foreign Ministers of Colombia and Venezuela in their meeting on August 24 and the need for their fulfillment in good faith.
In addition, he said he has accepted the invitation of the Mayor of Cucuta to visit the border zone on September 5, where thousands of Colombians are gathered who have been forced to leave their homes in Venezuela and who are living in extreme and harsh conditions. This visit will take place without prejudice to any actions the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) deems appropriate.
In this sense he has offered assistance to the Mayor of Cucuta to address the emergency situation affecting thousands of people.
Secretary General Almagro endorsed the IACHR statement of August 27, and reiterated the call for Colombia and Venezuela to activate existing mechanisms for border cooperation to resolve complaints related to smuggling, the fight against organized crime, paramilitarism, and to strengthen mechanisms for joint dialogue on other issues such as attention to public health, social assistance and the environment.