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.
REMINDER: Inauguration of Luis Almagro Lemes as Secretary General of the OAS
May 24, 2015
The Secretary General-elect of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro Lemes, will assume his office on Tuesday, May 26 at 17:00 EDT (21:00 GMT) in a Protocolary Meeting of the Permanent Council of the hemispheric Organization, to be held in the Hall of the Americas at its headquarters in Washington, DC.
Media are cordially invited to take part in the meeting, the reception, and an exchange with Secretary General Almagro.
Press can access the event through the main entrance of the headquarters of the hemispheric Organization (17th and Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC 20006) beginning at 15:00 EDT (19:00 GMT). The workspaces for media will be occupied on a “first-come, first-served” basis. An extra room will be made available in the building for the rest of media attending the meeting.
WHAT: Protocolary Meeting of the Permanent Council for the Inauguration of the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro Lemes, followed by exchange with media and reception
WHEN: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 17:00 EDT (21:00 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Media wishing to cover the meeting are kindly requested to confirm their attendance at [email protected], including their complete name and the media they represent.