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 and Notre Dame to Cooperate on Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights
May 30, 2024
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The Organization of American States (OAS) and University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening democracy and defending human rights in Latin America, in a ceremony held at the university´s campus in the U.S. state of Indiana.
“This partnership marks a significant step forward in our shared commitment to upholding the principles of democracy and advancing the well-being of our hemisphere. The University of Notre Dame’s dedication to excellence in education and research is renowned, and we are honored to partner with such a distinguished institution. By joining forces, we strengthen our capacity to promote cooperative research and to facilitate the exchange of ideas on issues related to democracy, development and human rights in the OAS member states”, said OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro.
“We salute our partnership with the OAS, an organization committed to strengthening democracy, the protection of citizen’s rights and social inclusion,” said Andrés Mejía Acosta, the Keough School’s Kuster Family Associate Dean for Policy and Practice. “We look forward to translating our research knowledge, exchanging policy lessons, and offering students practical experiences by working with our partners in DC and the region.”
Among other provisions, the agreement will include collaboration on joint research and policy projects, the exchange of faculty experts and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers who work in development, human rights and democracy.