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.
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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.
The Organization of American States' (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission in Colombia has lauded the civic courage Colombians displayed in exercising their right to vote, last May 26, "without being intimidated by violent groups."
Mission Chief Santiago Murray reported to the Permanent Council Wednesday that "unfortunately, this civic courage has come with a price." He spoke about the recent assassination of a mayor and the growing number of mayors, public prosecutors, investigators and judges fleeing because of threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). "The Electoral Observation Mission strongly condemns these acts, which are a violation of international humanitarian law."
Murray noted as well "the prudent conduct" of the National Election Follow-up and Coordination Commission and the follow-up of the Democracy Plan, aimed at protecting the citizens' right to vote.
The 50-member team of OAS monitors from 18 member- and observer countries covered the various stages of the election process in several cities. The OAS Mission also closely monitored the presidential candidates and all their campaigning, with observers assigned to each campaign.
Murray explained that "this was to publicly demonstrate the Hemisphere's solidarity with the Colombian people, government and candidates committed to defending their democracy from the adversities it faces."
In his reply, Colombia's Ambassador to the OAS, Humberto de la Calle, thanked the Mission for the report, and praised the Mission's "technical integrity" and willingness to deploy observers across the country to attain its objectives.
The Ambassadors of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and the United States underscored the growing importance of OAS electoral observation missions as well suited to the promotion and strengthening of democracy in the Americas. They also congratulated the Colombian people for once again demonstrating an unwavering commitment to democracy.