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.
Message of the OAS Secretary General on International Mother Earth Day
April 22, 2021
Today, on International Mother Earth Day we must recognize the urgent need to take care of our planet, its ecosystems and the resources and services they provide to sustain the lives of present and future generations, while we must bet on a harmonious development with the environment that promotes well-being with equity.
2020 was an unprecedented year in our modern history. The health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, added to other emergencies caused by extreme weather events, including floods, droughts and in particular hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America, had a severe impact on our communities and economies.
These risks are of special importance for Latin America and the Caribbean. In our region, more than half of the population lives in areas of extreme and high climatic vulnerability and four percent of our gross domestic product could be lost due to the effects of climate change.
In addition, 80 percent of the population lives in urban areas, with a large proportion concentrated in 6 megacities, characterized by inequality and informal urbanization. This reality has made us vulnerable to the economic and social impacts of the pandemic.
For more than 50 years, the Organization of American States (OAS) has been promoting an agenda aimed at achieving the well-being of all the men and women of the Americas, in harmony with nature and the Earth and in solidarity, cooperation and peace among our peoples. We must continue on this path together with the international community, governments, the private sector, civil society and our citizens.
The magnitude of this crisis requires innovative solutions to stimulate economic and social recovery.
In the personal tragedy that the pandemic has meant for many, new opportunities arise to accelerate the transition to clean and renewable energy and to practice a more rational and efficient use of natural resources, soil, water and energy.
The pandemic also allows us to rethink the use of the territory, urban planning that allows for the reduction of transport times and costs, improving the quality of life and the physical and mental health of our inhabitants and moving towards a more equitable distribution of resources. It also demands that we accelerate our efforts to achieve more gender equality and access to rights for all.
From the OAS General Secretariat, we will continue to support our member states so that all of our population - regardless of their creed, race, origin, gender identity, or association or political choice - has access to drinking water, clean energy, and greater opportunities.
It is time to restore our land, let us move toward a more sustainable and resilient development, in harmony with the environment and respect for biological diversity.