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.
OAS Secretary General Urges Strengthened International Cooperation in the Americas
August 26, 2025
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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, urged Permanent Observers to the Organization to strengthen their cooperation to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the Americas, during a meeting that took place today at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC.
During the meeting that brought together more than 46 permanent observers accredited to the OAS, Secretary General Ramdin also provided an update on developments surrounding the recently launched OAS Roadmap for Stability and Peace in Haiti, emphasizing that "Time is critical in Haiti, especially when it comes to security. The ultimate goal—shared by all—is to see Haiti reach the point where it can safeguard its own people, govern effectively, and deliver essential social and economic services without external support."
The meeting included presentations by OAS authorities on projects involving the four pillars of the Organization: democracy, security, human rights, and development. On the Haiti Roadmap, representatives of observer countries exchanged views with the Secretary General on issues of coordination, financing, and next steps.
The Roadmap is a hemispheric proposal to support Haiti that seeks to link immediate stabilization with long-term structural reforms. It is conceived as a flexible and dynamic framework that draws on Haitian leadership and close coordination with regional and international partners, reflecting Haiti's priorities and leadership, with the support of the OAS, CARICOM, the United Nations, inter-American institutions, and other partners. Secretary General Ramdin will hold meetings with Haitian leaders in the coming days to discuss the plan, which emphasizes transparency, urgency of action, and coordination among international actors.
The status of Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States was established in 1971. Permanent Observers participate in the Organization’s activities and contribute to its programs. The OAS currently has 76 Permanent Observers.
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