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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES—ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL RAMDIN
June 1, 2006
With the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly session set to open in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Sunday, Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin has expressed satisfaction with preparations. OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic will open the General Assembly, which runs until June 6.
According to Ambassador Ramdin, the General Assembly will provide a unique opportunity for the 34 member states to talk about critical issues such as good governance and the use of information technology, human rights, OAS efforts to fight corruption and promote transparency, and financing of the OAS.
Ramdin arrived in Santo Domingo on Tuesday and has met with top Dominican officials, including Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Carlos Morales Troncoso and Vice Minister José Manuel Trullos.
Foreign Secretary Troncoso described hosting the General Assembly for the first time as a great honor for his country, a founding OAS member. He went on to note the importance of bridging the digital divide to promote good governance and development in member states. President Leonel Fernandez, who will address the plenary session, has made a significant contribution towards efforts to reduce the digital divide at the hemispheric and international levels, said Troncoso.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Ramdin commended President Fernández’ offer to host the OAS’ highest decision-making body that brings together the hemisphere’s foreign ministers. “The government has invested a lot in organizing this event,” stated Ramdin, stressing the significance of the main theme, proposed by the host government, “Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-based Society.”
The use of information technology is important in strengthening governments and governance and in modernizing and strengthening government services to serve development efforts, said Ramdin, noting as well the related issue of corruption and transparency. On the budgetary issues, Ramdin mentioned the initiative by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries for a holistic approach to OAS financing. He said the financing needs to be more in line with the increasing number of mandates from the member governments, so the OAS can continue to deliver high quality service in a timely fashion.
As the only institution in the Americas to bring the 34 member states together to discuss multilateral issues, the OAS must remain strong to address the numerous political, social and economic problems facing the Americas, the Assistant Secretary General stressed. He also pointed to such other critical issues as abject poverty, noting the emphasis on bringing a hemispheric perspective to finding solutions.