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 Honors Former Paraguayan Ambassador Elisa Ruiz Díaz
December 10, 2021
The Organization of American States (OAS) today paid tribute to the memory of former Paraguayan Ambassador Elisa Ruiz Díaz by placing a plaque with her name on it in the office of the Secretary General at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, DC.
OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro recalled that, since her arrival at the OAS as Permanent Representative of her country eight years ago, the Paraguayan diplomat defended as her own the basic pillars of the Organization. "I would like to express my eternal recognition and gratitude for all the work she did for the OAS, in each of the committees she served on and in each of the events she attended, whether in the defense of democracy or in addressing budgetary issues, and for her constant good faith with all of us who worked with her."
For her part, María Paz, daughter of former Ambassador Ruiz Díaz, emphasized that throughout her life her mother "fought for the rights of others." "My mother fought for democracy, diplomacy and peace, and it is with these ideals that I want to dedicate this tribute to her," she added.
Meanwhile, Gustavo Cinosi, Senior Advisor to Secretary General Almagro, read a letter sent by the President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo. "The news of the passing of Ambassador Ruíz Díaz has very sadly impacted the Paraguayan Government. However, the expressions of affection received after her departure from all over the hemisphere have shown that, in addition to being an excellent professional, she was a person very much appreciated by her colleagues and peers. Likewise, her professional career as a Paraguayan diplomat to the OAS made her country proud, being the first woman to be appointed to the position of Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization."
Ambassador Ruíz Díaz passed away on May 19, 2021 while she was serving as Chair of the Permanent Council.
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