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.
Electoral Authorities to Debate Ways to Promote Access to Electoral Processes in the Americas
May 4, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of the United States government, will host the Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies, titled, “Increasing Access to Electoral Processes,” on May 6 and 7, at the Organization’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
Joining the event will be OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza; the Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS and current Chairwoman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Carmen Lomellin; the President of the Election Assistance Commission of the United States (EAC), Donetta Davidson; and the President of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Matthew S. Petersen. Electoral authorities from over 25 countries of the region will also be present at the meeting.
The event’s agenda will include topics such as: models of engagement between electoral management bodies and political parties in electoral processes; the role of media during electoral processes; access to voting for persons with disabilities; and OAS initiatives in the electoral field.
The Inter-American Meetings of Electoral Management Bodies seek to promote the effective exchange of knowledge, experiences, and best practices on electoral administration in the hemisphere. In particular, these meetings facilitate horizontal cooperation, to continuously strengthen national capabilities and further improve elections in the Americas.
The opening session of the meeting will be broadcast live here.
WHAT: Opening session of the Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies: “Increasing Access to Electoral Processes”
WHEN: May 6, 2010, 9:00 – 10:00 am (open to the press)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
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