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 Congratulates the European Union for Nobel Peace Prize
October 12, 2012
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today congratulated the European Union for being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize "for its efforts to unite the states of Europe, putting aside differences and forging a continent of peace and prosperity."
In a letter to the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, the OAS Secretary General said "this recognition is the victory of democracy and human rights in the world; it is a Prize not just for a project representing the common interest, but a memorable day for all of us who work for and value freedom, equality and respect for human dignity," he added.
Secretary General Insulza recalled that the OAS shares with the European Union "the pillars of upholding the principles of democracy” and “seeks to strengthen human rights, security and development in the hemisphere.” “Our work together will strengthen transnational dialogue for the mutual benefit of the peoples of the Americas and the European Union," the letter concluded.
The European Union has been a Permanent Observer to the OAS since November 18, 1989, and works with the hemispheric institution providing technical and financial support to numerous projects, especially those relating to the strengthening of democracy and the promotion and defense of human rights.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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