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.
Office of the Ombudsperson
IMPARTIAL, CONFIDENTIAL, INDEPENDENT, INFORMAL
Neida Perez Ombudsperson
Mailing Address: Office of the Ombudsperson
Organization of American States
1889 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Physical Location: Administration Building Suite G-17
19th St. and Constitution Ave. NW
The OAS Office of the Ombudsperson provides assistance to members of the OAS community, helping in the management and resolution of work-related concerns and conflicts.
Established in 2015, the Office of the Ombudsperson provides support to the full range of OAS personnel, regardless of type of appointment or duty station. The Office provides a safe, confidential space to share concerns. We are a resource that is impartial, confidential, independent and informal.
Contacting the Office of the Ombudsperson is entirely voluntary. The Office of the Ombudsperson is a good place to start when unsure about where to take a work problem but would like to talk to someone or when in need of an independent facilitator to help work through a problem and resolve an issue outside formal channels. The Ombudsperson assists parties in clarifying issues, identifying options and working toward resolution of workplace concerns. The Office of the Ombudsperson also identifies systemic issues and makes recommendations to the organization’s leadership that may lead to changes in procedures, policies and practices. The Office thus works to improve the work environment and enhance the quality of work life for the OAS community.
In performing its function, the Office of the Ombudsperson is guided by the OAS Charter, the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat,
OAS Staff Rules, and the principles of justice and fairness. The work of the Ombudsperson adheres to a professional code of ethics and standard of practice based on the principles of
impartiality, confidentiality, independence and informality.