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 2023 meeting of CICAD’s Group of Experts on Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products will take place in Quito, Ecuador, May 23-25, 2023, under the Chair of Ecuador, and the Vice-Chair of Brazil.
The meetings of the Group of Experts provide a forum at the hemispheric level that brings together representatives from institutions responsible for the control of precursor chemicals that could be used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and chemical substances.
The meetings of the Group facilitate the exchange of up-to-date information, knowledge, best practices, and experiences on the topic. In addition, they foster the strengthening of interagency collaboration among the different national, regional, and international stakeholders.
Inputs from the Group allow the identification of emerging and persistent threats and foster collaborative work strategies based on best practices. Likewise, the Group develops reference tools and materials to support member states in strengthening their national regulatory frameworks based on international and/or regional agreements.
Provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding trends in the trafficking of precursor chemicals and the illicit manufacture of drugs in the region
Support OAS member states to increase their capacities in the detection and identification of chemical substances that can be used in the illicit manufacture of drugs
Promote the exchange of experiences and best practices on the control of precursor chemicals among the OAS member states
Foster inter-agency, regional and international collaboration
Develop reference tools and materials to support OAS member states in strengthening their national regulatory and control frameworks
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