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.
OAS Organizes Seminar on the Participation of Indigenous Communities in the Organization
June 21, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS) has organized the “Seminar: Mechanisms for the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the OAS” from June 22 to 24, 2010, the main objective of which is to introduce the necessary elements indigenous representatives need to become more involved in the activities of the hemispheric organization, enrich their knowledge and stimulate dialogue that will strengthen that knowledge.
The meeting, which will take place from 09:00 until 17:30 EDT (13:00 to 21:30 GMT), will begin Tuesday, June 22, with a training workshop organized by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, will start the workshop on Wednesday, June 23. The last day of the seminar, June 24, will feature presentations on the subregional perspectives of indigenous communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The meetings will take place in the Hall of the Americas, located in the organization’s main building in Washington, DC.
Throughout the seminar, the Summits of the Americas Secretariat will have a “Virtual Community” available to those interested in contributing to the discussions, with the possibility of participating in forums and discussion groups, and obtaining materials like documents, videos, and links. The “Virtual Community” is accessible at the following link: www.cumbre-americas.org/cvc
WHAT: Seminar: Mechanisms for the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the OAS
WHEN: June 22-24 from 09:00 until 17:30 EDT (13:00 until 21:30 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th St & Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20006