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 Ministers of Culture to Advance Creative Economy for Prosperity in the Americas
November 11, 2025
The Organization of American States (OAS) will host the Tenth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities on November 13–14, 2025, in a virtual format.
Convened under the theme “Advancing Culture and the Creative Economy for Prosperity in the Americas,” the meeting will bring together ministers and senior officials from over twenty OAS member states to discuss strategies for better integrating culture and the creative economy into regional development frameworks.
The two-day event will highlight the role of the creative economy as a driver of inclusive growth, employment, and innovation across the hemisphere. Participants will address issues such as formalization in the cultural sector, safeguarding cultural heritage, and developing reliable data systems to measure the contribution of culture to national economies and inform decision-making.
The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss issues related to strengthening culture and creative economy as key enablers of prosperity and sustainable development in the Americas. It will recognize the growing importance of these areas as contributors to GDP, employment, and social inclusion, while noting their continued vulnerability to fragmentation and underinvestment. Discussions will focus on how countries can refine policies and strengthen institutional arrangements to reduce informality, enhance culture data systems, safeguard cultural heritage, and expand opportunities for cultural diplomacy and cooperation through the OAS framework.
At the close of the meeting, Ministers are expected to adopt a Declaration and Plan of Action setting forth shared priorities for strengthening cooperation in culture and the creative economy in the region. The meeting will also include the election of new authorities of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC).
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