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 Assistant Secretary General Promotes Dialogue to Resolve Differences
September 28, 2012
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, says the power of dialogue should not be underestimated in the handling of global, regional or domestic disputes. Speaking at a Ministerial Breakfast of the Group of Friends of Mediation, during the UN General Assembly in New York this week, Assistant Secretary General Ramdin said, “Far too often, we are inclined to take immediate and confrontational actions, in response to a perceived threat or conflict. Yet recent cases around the world and right here in the Americas, have demonstrated the power of dialogue to mitigate tensions.”
Chaired by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Turkey, the Group of Friends of Mediation Ministerial Breakfast was convened to launch the most recent report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon titled, “Strengthening The Role Of Mediation In The Peaceful Settlement Of Disputes, Conflict Prevention And Resolution.”
Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Ramdin also emphasized the urgent need to develop more inclusive approaches to resolving differences. “We must ensure that all stakeholders affected by conflict are included in our mediation efforts, if we are to build a strong culture of peace and dialogue in our societies,” he said, adding “capacity for conflict management and dispute resolution also needs to be built within countries and international organizations so they can respond when the need arises.”
The Assistant Secretary General also pointed to the need to improve cooperation mechanisms among international organizations and called on all representatives present at the meeting to remain committed to an inclusive approach, ensuring continued consultation with all sectors of society, including vulnerable groups, youth, women, the private sector and civil society.
The aim of the Group of Friends of Mediation meeting at the UN is to raise awareness within the international community about the importance of mediation as a means of conflict prevention and resolution. This week, Foreign Ministers and Heads of regional organizations from around the world gathered to discuss ways to increase cooperation among regional organizations and civil society in the field of peace mediation. Present at the Ministerial Breakfast were high-level representatives from 33 countries and five regional organizations.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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