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 Opens Call for Submissions for the Inter-American Award for Innovation in Public Management 2025
April 29, 2025
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Department for Effective Public Management (DEPM) has launched the call for submissions for the 2025 edition of the Inter-American Award for Innovation in Public Management. The award is open to all public institutions - at both national and subnational levels - in OAS member states.
The main objective of the award is to strengthen democratic governance in the region by improving the public administrations in the countries of the Americas through the dissemination and exchange of innovative experiences in effective public management. This initiative is also being carried out in collaboration with the OAS Department of Social Inclusion and the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM).
Since the first edition in 2013, the initiative has received 743 innovative experiences from across the region. So far, 42 special recognitions have been granted, and 34 public institutions from 19 countries— Argentina, Belize, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela —have been awarded for their outstanding contributions.
For further details on how to apply, eligibility criteria, innovation categories, and to access the online application form, please visit 2025 PIGEP.
The deadline to submit applications is Jun 13, 2025.
Facebook
Twitter
Facebook
Twitter