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.
Trade and Environment: Environmental and Institutional Capacity of the
Andean Region in the Context of Free Trade
With Support of USEPA and the Environmental Law Center of Ecuador
9:30 A.M. -- Opening Remarks
Dr. Carlos Maria Ocampos, OAS Representative in Ecuador
Mónica Silva, President of CEDA
Enrique Fócil Baquerizo, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, Fisheries and Competitiveness
10:00 A.M. -- Environmental and Trade Policy Integration
The Environment within the Framework of Free Trade
Maria Antonieta Rivas Leclair Director General of Trade and Environment, Ministry of Environment of Nicaragua
Public Participation in Regional Trade Agreements
Luis Guadarrama, CEMDA (Environmental Law Center of Mexico)
Integrated Assessments as a Planning Tool for Public Participation
Benjamin Simmons, Legal Officer UNEP
Environmental Assessments of Trade: Links and Importance for the Andean Region
Claudia S. de Windt, OAS Office for Sustainable Development and Environment and
Francisco Veintimilla, Executive Director of CEDA
Photos
11:45 A.M. -- Context and Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts
Colombia: Meat, Leather and Textiles. Angela Uribe, ICDA
Ecuador: Tuna and African Palm. Gabriela Angela Uribe, CEDA
Peru: Tropical Lumber and Textiles. Wagner Safra, SPDA
2:30 P.M. -- Opportunities and Challenges for the Andean Region with
Trade Liberalization
Markets and Competitiveness: Jorge Hernán Chiriboga
Viceminister of Agriculture of Ecuador.
Legal and Institutional Framework: Maria Julia Oliva, Center for International Environment Law (CIEL)
The Role of Key Stakeholders in the Success of Integrated Policies: Maria Fabiana Oliver, FARN, Argentina