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.
Assistant Secretary General of the OAS Calls for increased awareness of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
November 2, 2010
Speaking at a meeting in New York city, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Finland, to present the work of the Organization of American States (OAS) in support of UNSC Resolution 1540, the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Ambassador Albert Ramdin insisted that greater promotion of this resolution is needed in the Americas. UNSCR1540 mandates the implementation of controls on materials and equipment associated with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and criminalizes proliferation.
The high ranking OAS official stated that “to make Resolution 1540 work we need to demonstrate that there are tangible development benefits to countries that take measures to promote and implement the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
At the same time, the OAS Ambassador Ramdin underscored that the implementation of “1540 must recognize the diversity of primary interests in the Americas and, to that end development objectives must be combined with efforts to improve security. Fostering ownership and buy-in among the different stakeholders in society, Ramdin highlighted, would eventually generate political will from Governments, legislative representatives and non-state actors,” he added.
The OAS ASG believes that the implementation of Resolution 1540 will help achieve the ultimate objective of multilateral collaboration in the fostering of peace, security and prosperity, which would ultimately lead to safer societies and opportunities for economic progress.
The meeting concluded with an invitation from the Austrian government for a second meeting to discuss the renewal of the resolution and the role of regional organizations in promoting full compliance at the global and hemispheric levels.
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