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.
FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS DEBATE RENEWABLE ENERGY
AND OTHER ISSUES ON THE HEMISPHERIC AGENDA
June 4, 2007
PANAMA CITY, Panama—The 37th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held its first plenary session today in the Panamanian capital with remarks by a number of the region’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was chaired by the First Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama, Samuel Lewis Navarro.
The Heads of Delegation of Belize, Canada, Ecuador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Venezuela, Mexico and Colombia took the floor to address the central issue of the General Assembly, Energy for Sustainable Development They also offered their respective governments’ views on other issues on the hemispheric agenda, such as the strengthening of democracy, the inter-American human rights system and immigration.
The Hemispheric Plan of Action Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Follow-Up Mechanism of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption and the commitment to stability in Haiti were among other issues the ministers addressed. Several delegations expressed hope for a quick conclusion of the negotiations to adopt a Social Charter of the Americas that would guarantee social rights to all people of the region.
On energy issues, they said the excessive increases and constant fluctuations in the cost of fossil fuels, as well as climate change, conspire against development in the most vulnerable countries. They noted that energy is an essential element for sustainable development in the region and that it helps provide the conditions needed for a competitive economy.
The delegates talked about the importance of exchanging national experiences on such key issues as the use of renewable energy and the preservation of the environment, which is currently under serious threat.
On another matter, several delegations highlighted the critical role that freedom of expression plays in consolidating democracy in the region and urged OAS member states to respect the terms stipulated on this issue in the Inter-American Democratic Charter.
The United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, referred to the recent cancellation of the broadcasting license of the Venezuelan network Radio Caracas Television, noting that her government believes this constitutes a “strong measure against democracy.” This position was rejected by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who reaffirmed his country’s complete commitment to democracy and demanded respect toward the sovereign decisions adopted by his government.