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 of the OAS Participates in First Meeting of Presidents of Legislative Powers in Lima
July 15, 2014
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will participate on Friday, July 18 in Lima in the First Inter-American Meeting of Presidents of Legislative Powers, a space for dialogue and exchange aimed at inter-parliamentary cooperation and capacity building to strengthen the ties between the Congresses of the region.
The OAS, through its Section in Support of Representative Institutions (SAIR), belonging to the Secretariat for Political Affairs, will provide technical and specialized accompaniment to the parliamentary forum of countries of the Inter-American System, which convened to discuss issues such as “getting closer to citizens, the generation of credibility and trust toward legislatures;” “transparency, probity, and accountability in parliamentary management: Do we have open parliaments?” “Parliament as a key actor in collaborative dialogue for sustainable economic development, climate change and social inclusion;” and “women’s political participation: achievements and challenges in parliamentary representation.”
The inaugural ceremony will be held at 9:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Friday at the headquarters of the Congress of Peru, and will feature the participation of the Vice President of Peru, Marisol Espinoza; Secretary General Insulza; and the President of the Peruvian Congress, Fredy Otárola.
The workshops that will be held on Friday will include the participation of former Presidents, Ministers, parliamentarians and specialists in issues fo transparency and electronic government from Latin America and Spain. Panelists include the former President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla; the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, María del Carmen Omonte; and the President of the Senate of Spain, Pío García-Escudero. Hugo de Zela, Chief of Staff of the Secretary General of the OAS, and Peruvian Congressman Josué Manuel Guitérrez will deliver the conclusions and final declaration. Secretary General Insulza and the President of the Peruvian parliament Otárola will speak at the conclusion of the event.
The Section in Support of Representative Institutions will provide support on issues related to the improvement of institutional capacity, attention to global issues of the democratic agenda, and in particular the effort to find points of agreement and consensus on how to meet the new challenges of political representation in the 21st century.