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 and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica Organize an International Workshop on the New ISO Electoral Norm
June 19, 2014
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Costa Rica launched an international workshop in San Jose on the implementation of ISO Electoral Norm 17582. This event, which will go until tomorrow (Friday), gathers representatives from 31 institutions, including electoral authorities, international organizations, and accrediting/certifying electoral bodies of the Americas.
During the inauguration ceremony, the Chief of the Technical Cooperation section of the OAS’ Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO), María Teresa Mellenkamp, stressed that the certification regarding the new ISO electoral norm will allow electoral bodies to address the biggest challenges of organizing elections. Mellenkamp stated that “the ISO norm gives electoral bodies a tool that facilitates development that is more transparent, efficient, and in line with organizational objectives.”
The President of the TSE, Luis Antonio Sobrado, emphasized electoral bodies’ responsibility to organize trustworthy elections and affirmed that “we need to continue with our perpetual effort to improve our electoral practices. To this end, the application of each ISO 17582 clause provides us with an invaluable reference to regulate our processes and implement better standards of operation.”
Commenting on the norm’s importance for the region, the OAS’ Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, established the creation of the Office for the International Accrediting Body of the norm in DECO. The support for the development and implementation of the ISO electoral norm is another demonstration of the OAS’ commitment to improve one of democracy’s central elements.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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