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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 1996-2013
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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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.
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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.
To strengthen capabilities of government officials and technical stakeholders to perform energy efficiency measurement and compliance assessments in equipment and appliances, as means to contribute to a sustainable energy policy development in the region.
Overview
Developing energy efficiency regulations for appliances and equipment requires the use of accurate energy performance measurement standards and procedures, as well as a coordinated and concerted action among decision makers, regulators and the quality infrastructure community. The M4EE project has been designed to support capacity building, knowledge sharing, research opportunities and collaborative activities that strengthen metrology capabilities of stakeholders engaged in the implementation and enforcement of energy efficiency regulations
nationally and regionally. At the regional level the
project offers support to the implementation of the Central America Technical Regulation on Energy Efficiency (RTCA) for household appliances and equipment, such as lighting fixtures, refrigerators, air conditioners, and motors.
Benefits of the M4EE Project
Improved metrology’s infrastructure for energy efficiency.
Institutional strengthening on technical capabilities needed for regulation development, accreditation and certification of energy efficiency.
Increased communication between regulators and technical agencies involved on energy and policy-making.
Increased knowledge on testing, conformity assessment, energy performance standards, labeling and enforcement protocols for energy-efficiency.
Regional integration and cooperation to tackle energy and standards harmonization issues.
Engage government officials and metrology communities to respond to the technical needs arising as part of the implementation of the commitments to reduce GHG emissions and improve air quality.
The first Face-to-Face Meeting of the SICA Energy Efficiency Technical Group (GTEE)
The activity took place on November 6 and 7, 2019 at SICA headquarters in San Salvador. It had the participation of GTEE members and normalization entities of 7 SICA member states… ... Read more...
CIE 2019, the 29th Session of the CIE, Washington DC
Three members of the SICA Energy Efficiency Technical Group (GTEE) participate in the 29th conference of the International Lighting Commission (CIE), from June 14-17, 2019 in Washington DC ... Read more...
Technical Workshop and
Recommendations RTCA and PEC-
SICA
The activity was held on March
25 and 26, 2019 in Guatemala
city, with the
participation of 25
representatives from the Energy
Ministries of SICA member states,
and experts on EE Policy and
Regulation (CLASP),
normalization (CONUEE- Mexico),
and metrology... Read more...
Inter-comparison between ICE (Costa Rica) and NIST (USA)
On January 2019 ICE (Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad) and The
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) completed
the process of inter-comparison
of high resistance values, which
aimed at comparing the
measurement capabilities ...
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Technical Exchange between Panama and Honduras On November 4 of 2017, the OAS received a draft activity application form from the National Metrology Institute of Honduras (Centro Hondureño de Metrología- CEHM) to implement a two weeks technical exchange on electrical measurements... Read more...