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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.
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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 Member States Approve Organization’s 2012 Budget
October 31, 2011
The Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) today approved the regular fund budget of the hemispheric institution for 2012, during the 42nd Special General Assembly held at Organization headquarters in Washington, DC.
The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, thanked all Member State representatives for their work and for the approval of the 2012 budget. He highlighted that “though we face a complex situation, we do have a balanced budget and this institution is without debts.”
The head of the Organization offered an analysis of the budgetary situation and urged Member States to conduct a debate so the number of mandates assigned to the Organization matches its budget, and he called on them to fulfill and meet their quotas in order to avoid taking on debts. At the same time, he made a commitment before the General Assembly to conduct internal reforms in the General Secretariat to increase the size of the Organization’s reserve fund.
The Chair of the Assembly and Permanent Representative of Barbados, John E. Beale, thanked the collaboration of the Permanent Representatives and also called on countries to find ways to improve the economic stability of the Organization. “We need to do some thinking amongst ourselves to decide what do we want and take it forward,” said Ambassador Beale, who presides over the Permanent Council’s Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP).
During the meeting, the Permanent Representative of Chile, Dario Paya, announced that his country will in the coming weeks provide early payment of its corresponding 2012 quota. "It is but a small gesture that we hope will translate into the possibility of moving beyond this juncture," Ambassador Paya said.
The representatives of the following countries also intervened during the special session of the General Assembly: Nicaragua, Panama, United States, The Bahamas (on behalf of CARICOM), Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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