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.
Secretary General Receives Permanent Observer of China to the OAS
June 27, 2013
Photo: OAS
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today received in a courtesy visit the Permanent Observer of China to the hemispheric Organization, Ambassador Cui Tiankai.
During the meeting, the two reviewed the most important aspects of the recent OAS General Assembly, which was held from June 4 to 6 in Antigua, Guatemala. They also discussed the current political and economic situation in the Hemisphere and agreed to strengthen existing partnerships. The Secretary General thanked the Ambassador for the support that China has provided to the Organization since joining as an Observer Country in 2004. Ambassador Cui, meanwhile, highlighted the role played by the OAS in the region under the leadership of its Secretary General.
The Director of International Affairs of the OAS, Jorge Sanin, was also present at the meeting which was held at the office of the Secretary General.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org