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.
A celebration of Caribbean cuisine took place this week in Washington, DC, as the Organization of American States (OAS), through its Department of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, collaborated with the Caribbean Export Development Agency, to present “A Taste of The Caribbean” at the Hall of the Americas.
Food and food products from across the Caribbean were showcased at a special reception in an attempt to highlight the potential of the creative industries of the Caribbean region.
Speaking at the launch of the event, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin said, “Events like these bring pleasure not only to our palate, but to thousands of people in the Caribbean Community, who work hard to develop and refine food products for an international market.”
Pointing to current economic challenges in the hemisphere, the high-ranking diplomat called on Caribbean entrepreneurs to continue to think of creative new ways to generate income, employment and opportunity. “Creative industries, if managed well, can contribute significantly to economic development, investment and economic diversification,” Ramdin pointed out. “Caribbean cuisine is known for its unique fusion of influences from all the major continents of the world. The Organization of American States supported ‘A Taste of the Caribbean’ event as part of the Inter-American Year of Culture.”