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.
Special General Assembly for the Election of the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of the OAS
March 17, 2015
The Forty-Ninth Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Hall of the Americas of the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC. At 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) the election for the post of Secretary General of the OAS will take place, and at 16:00 EDT (20:00 GMT) the election of the Assistant Secretary General.
Media wishing to cover the meeting should RSVP before March 17 to [email protected], detailing their full name and media they represent.
For logistical reasons, the press must enter the building through the main entrance of the OAS building located at 17th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006, from 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT). Workplaces for the media will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please consult the meeting’s agenda here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.