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.
Resolutions and Declarations approved at the First Plenary Session of the General Assembly
June 22, 2023
The Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Álvarez, was elected today by acclamation as President of the 53rd Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
The following are the resolutions and declarations approved at the First Plenary Session of the 53rd General Assembly. The links are to the draft resolutions or draft declarations, respectively, as presented to the plenary of the Assembly by the Permanent Council of the Organization.
Renewal of resolutions and mandates entrusted to the Inter-American Council for Integral Development not implemented in the 2022-2023 term. Link
Increasing and strengthening the participation of civil society and social actors in the activities of the Organization of American States and in the Summits of the Americas process; and support for and follow-up to the Summits of the Americas process. Link
The key role of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission in advancing telecommunications/information and communication technologies. Link
Strengthening of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI). Link
Promotion of the development of competitive, safe, sustainable and inclusive ports. Link
Commemoration of the legacy of Jimmy Carter in promoting human rights and democracy in the Americas. Link
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état in Chile. Link
Hemispheric legacy of former OAS Secretary-General João Clemente Baena Soares. Link