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 Assistant Secretary General Calls on Member States to Invest More in Children
September 16, 2013
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, has called on governments, international organizations, the private sector and non-governmental organizations to “recognize the value of investing more in the children of the Hemisphere.”
Ramdin made the call as he opened the 88th Regular Session of the Directing Council of the Inter-American Children’s Institute, in Medellin, Colombia, on Monday. The Inter-American Children’s Institute is a specialized organ of the OAS, which seeks to assist governments in their efforts to design national protection systems for the promotion of the rights of children.
According to the high-ranking OAS official, while progress has been made in the reduction of mortality, malnutrition and poverty rates in this Hemisphere, an estimated 81 million children still live and are raised in poverty, with 32 million listed as living in extreme poverty. “The issues facing our children remain and, in some cases, have become more complex. From poverty to challenges in nutrition and health, child trafficking, protection and defense, we must work harder. Our efforts must not wane, especially in a region where, in many countries, over half the total population is under the age of 18,” said Assistant Secretary General Ramdin.
The OAS Assistant Secretary General also called for stronger public policies to create and provide opportunities for children. "Working together, parents, teachers, and mentors can encourage the creative potential of this generation and provide an environment where our children can thrive and learn the skills needed to become responsible citizens."
The 88th Regular Session of the Inter-American Children’s Institute was hosted by the Instituto de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) of the Colombian government and inaugurated by the President of the Directing Council, Gloria Lozano Diaz, who applauded the commitment of the OAS and the presence of the Assistant Secretary General.
This year, delegates are focusing their deliberations on three areas: natural disasters and the impact on children; alternative penal responsibilities, and early childhood education. The outcome of this meeting will factor into the preparations for 21st Pan American Children’s Congress, scheduled to take place in Brazil.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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