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.
• The General Assembly is the principal organ of the OAS and is composed of the delegations of all member states, usually led by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
• Each member state is entitled to one vote. Assembly decisions are often adopted by a majority, but in some cases the rules require the vote of two thirds. The OAS tradition is to adopt resolutions by consensus.
• The Assembly is responsible for defining the policies and mandates of the OAS and the structure and functions of its organs.
• More than a thousand people will participate in the Assembly, including the delegations of the member countries, representatives of civil society, special guests, members of the press and officials of the Organization.
• The 45th Assembly will be the first of the mandate of the Secretary General, Luis Almagro. The central theme of the Assembly is: "Present and Future of the OAS." In addition, countries can submit any other issue they deem relevant for discussion.
• The OAS General Assembly has met annually since 1971. Previously, these sessions were called Conferences of American States and met at varying intervals.
• Since 1971, 22 countries have hosted the General Assembly. The countries where the Assembly has met the most are Chile and Guatemala: three times in each case.
• The Assembly has met on ten occasions in the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC. The last time was in 1989.
• The main theme of each Assembly is proposed by the host country. In the case of the 45th Assembly, the topic was proposed by the Mission of Uruguay to the OAS.
• The agenda of the General Assembly includes six sessions over two days: The opening session, and the first two plenary sessions are held on Monday June 15. The final two plenary sessions and the closing session will be held on Tuesday, June 16. On Sunday, June 14, the Secretary General will meet with civil society. The same day, the heads of delegation will hold separate meetings with civil society, representatives of workers, the private sector and Permanent Observers.
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