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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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.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS IN GUYANA
August 7, 2006
With three weeks remaining until elections in Guyana, the'Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, said today he is optimistic that government authorities, political parties and voters are committed to ensuring a peaceful, democratic electoral process.
"In the next days and weeks, the actions of political leaders, parties and civil society will play a critical role in Guyana's ability to move forward and strengthen its electoral system and democratic governance," said Ramdin, who over the weekend concluded his fourth official trip to Guyana this year. "I urge everyone who is involved in the process to promote a constructive dialogue and refrain from inflammatory language and provocative actions," he added.
The OAS, which is observing the electoral process at the invitation of the government, has had a technical team in Guyana since May and will supplement the team with additional experts beginning next week. In the days just prior to the August 28 general and regional elections, the OAS Electoral Observation Mission expects to have some 60 international observers around the country.
During this latest visit, from August 2-5, Ramdin met with government leaders and electoral authorities, as well as representatives of political parties, local electoral observer groups, the private sector and the international community.
In remarks to the media in Georgetown, Guyana, the Assistant Secretary General noted that the country’s political leaders have a responsibility to citizens “to foster an environment that is conducive to the holding of peaceful elections in which every eligible Guyanese citizen may cast their vote in freedom and without fear of intimidation on election day.” Civil society organizations also have a role in contributing to voter education and to a climate conducive to elections, he added.
Ramdin also urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to keep the general public and political parties informed about polling stations, voting procedures and safeguard mechanisms in place for election day, among other issues. “Clear communication and a transparent process will serve to build confidence in the process and lend credibility to the elections,” he said.
The Assistant Secretary General stressed that citizens and political parties have an obligation and responsibility to accept and respect the outcome of the elections. “This is of paramount importance to safeguard governance and governability in a democracy,” he said.