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 holds Scholarship Selection Meeting for Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Programs
September 12, 2013
High level experts from the Academic and Technical Studies Scholarship Selection Committee (ATSSSC) met in Washington DC, on September 9-11, 2013 to review, evaluate and rank hundreds of scholarship applications for the Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarship Program.
This Program, one of the oldest in the Organization and in the hemisphere, provides opportunities for access to quality higher education to citizens selected through a highly competitive process who, in turn, will better contribute to the economic, social and democratic development of their communities and countries. Following the initial review, the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza will receive recommendations from the Committee about prospective candidates to be awarded scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic cycle.
The role of the Selection Committee is to review and rank the 127 pre-selected candidates following comprehensive criteria that combine country needs and training priorities, as established in the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Integral Development 2006–2009, and the merits and overall credentials of the candidate, including academic and professional background and their financial need. Equitable geographic distribution and special consideration for the greater needs of the smaller and relatively less developed economies is also taken into account during the selection process. Scholarship awardees will be announced in late October or early November 2013.
OAS member countries have recognized the immense contribution to regional development made by the recipients of over 20,000 scholarships granted for undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies abroad through the OAS Academic Scholarship Program. The Program is considered unique in these difficult financial times as it continues to offer scholarships for up to two years to obtain undergraduate or graduate degrees or to perform research to complete a degree. It promotes intercultural networks and regionalization by supporting individuals who will study outside their sponsoring countries and who are required to return home upon completion of their studies in order to use the knowledge gained to contribute to the development of their country. The ATSSSC Committee guarantees a fair and transparent competition and brings its expertise and professionalism to ensure the highest impact of the OAS Academic Scholarship Program for member states.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.