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.
Declaration by the OAS Secretary General on the Impact of Hurricane Sandy
October 31, 2012
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, is deeply saddened by the loss of life and tremendous damages that have occurred in several Member States following the passage of Hurricane Sandy. He expressed the solidarity and concern of the organization to the peoples of The Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, United States and Canada during this very difficult and challenging period.
“The significant number of deaths reported in Haiti, Cuba, and along the East Coast of the United States, particularly in the states of New York and New Jersey, is gravely worrisome,” indicated Secretary General Insulza. He therefore takes this opportunity to extend his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
Secretary Insulza said a meeting of the Inter-American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction will be called to discuss the aid that could be directed to the most affected countries.
The Secretary General noted that, in the case of Haiti, the natural disaster comes not long after the devastating earthquake of January 2010. He went on to affirm the commitment of the OAS to work with the government of Haiti and its Inter-American and international partners to alleviate the suffering of the Haitian people and to mitigate the aftermath of the hurricane, which flooded several regions of the country. “In this post disaster time that Haiti has known too often in the recent years, President Martelly and the people of Haiti can count on the entire solidarity of the states of the Americas,” stated Secretary General Insulza.
The leader of the OAS also assured the government and people of the United States of the organization’s unwavering support and solidarity in responding to one of the most destructive storms that has ever affected the states of New York and New Jersey. “Our prayers and thoughts are firmly with the people in these states,” he said.
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