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 Permanent Council Congratulates New Prime Minister of Jamaica
October 27, 2011
The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) has sent a message of congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, on his designation, in a message from the Chair of the Permanent Council and Permanent Representative of Guyana, Bayney Karran.
Ambassador Karran said Andrew Holness assumed office last Sunday, October 23, and added that “with this smooth transition of leadership in government, Jamaica has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to democracy.” Likewise, he extended Council’s “fullest cooperation and best wishes” to the new Jamaican Prime Minister.
The Alternative Representative of Jamaica, , Lylen Ann Scott, thanked the Council for its congratulatory message and recalled that, as stated by the Governor General of her country, “the swearing-in ceremony of the new Prime Minister represents a significant moment in our democracy, as it was a smooth and peaceful transition of leadership.”
The representative of Jamaica explained that the new cabinet members have been confirmed and asserted that the messages sent by the Council and by Secretary General Insulza will be transmitted to the competent authorities. She also mentioned that Holness is the youngest Prime Minister in the history of Jamaica.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.