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.
Secretary General Highlights the Role of the OAS in Promoting and Defending Democracy before IADC
October 17, 2013
Photo: OAS
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, highlighted the role of the Organization in "promoting and defending" democracy, during a presentation today to the 53rd class of the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.
Elaborating on these concepts, and to mark an historic difference, Secretary General Insulza recalled that at one time, during the meetings of the OAS "they spoke of democracy as an aspiration." "Today democracy is an obligation that is set forth in the Inter-American Democratic Charter," said the leader of the hemispheric Organization, citing the first article of the document: "The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it." "Our job is to strengthen democracy, both in its origins, that is to say free elections, as well as in its exercise. A government must be democratic not only in its origins, but must also govern democratically, and this is a core issue for the Organization," said the Secretary General.
Before 55 IADC students and 40 advisers, the OAS Secretary General outlined the four pillars of the Organization - democracy, human rights, development and security - as well as the work carried out in each by the institution. The IADC is an international institute of education in which both the teachers and students come from across the region. The broad international participation provides a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and create a solid foundation to promote better understanding of the Inter-American system. The close collaboration between teachers and trainees fosters close personal and professional cooperation, enriched by the presence of students from diverse backgrounds.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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