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.
Message from the Secretary General of the OAS on the Celebration of World Water Day
March 22, 2017
The celebration today of World Water Day 2017 is focused on “wastewater,” the water derived from domestic and industrial waste and which has been contaminated.
Population growth, rapid urbanization, and economic development have resulted in increased generation of wastewater in different processes and the associated contamination is increasing at the global level.
The exponential contamination of this resource brings with it significant losses for ecosystems and for human beings. The use of non-potable water and poor sanitary infrastructure cause approximately 842,000 deaths per year.
But there are opportunities for action. Treated wastewater is a sustainable and affordable source of drinking water and energy, as well as nutrients and other recoverable materials.
In this field, technological innovation, coupled with good water management and governance practices, can provide an economic boost and a source of employment for many sectors of the population.
Today I would like to highlight the efforts made by OAS member states in the conservation, protection and sustainable use of water to guarantee the water security of our planet, and in particular the pioneering efforts of Panama, where today President Juan Carlos Varela will launch the National Water Security Plan “Water for Everyone,” which includes 560 actions and projects and an investment of approximately 11 billion dollars.
To live in a hemisphere with nearly half of the water in the world obliges us to set an example in its management. Adequate water governance, as well as integrated management and conservation will lead to cleaner resources and healthier lives for all of us.
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