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 Ninth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest
Appropriate Authorities of Culture, which will take place in Antigua Guatemala, October 27-28, 2022 under the
theme “Technology, Creativity and Innovation as an Opportunity for Developing and Strengthening of Culture.”
The Ninth Meeting offers OAS member states the opportunity to explore how artists and cultural practitioners
managed to maintain their livelihoods during this period; including their adaptation to new circumstances, use
of technology tools and support from government during this time. More importantly, the meeting will allow for
a further discussion on the potential role of technology, creativity, and innovation in strengthening culture,
and artistic expression going forward. These discussions would include sharing information and experiences on
how technologies have been used in the collection, preservation, and dissemination efforts of arts and
cultural heritage, and how to strengthen tangible and intangible heritage through innovation and use of new
technologies.
To discuss the potential role of technology, creativity, and innovation in strengthening culture, and artistic expression
To discuss policies and actions for promoting technology in the management, production, and consumption of the Arts, Literature, and other cultural and creative products.
To allow member states to share their experiences regarding efforts to nurture and develop creative entrepreneurs and businesses and enhance the contribution of the creative industries in the economy.