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.
The XVIII Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities Concludes in Chile
September 9, 2025
The XVIII Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities, held on September 8–9 —organized by the Electoral Service of Chile (Servel) and the Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of the Government of Canada— concluded today in Santiago with a call to protect the region’s electoral bodies as the ultimate guarantors of voter confidence and democracy.
During the closing ceremony, the President of the Servel Board of Directors, Pamela Figueroa, emphasized the importance of cooperation among electoral bodies and the central role of public trust as the foundation of democracy: “Those of us who represent electoral bodies are public servants. Fulfilling our duty to serve, and doing so with austerity and responsibility, must always be our guiding principle. Institutions and leadership matter. Strengthening electoral institutions through autonomy and budgetary sovereignty is especially relevant, avoiding situations in which the fulfillment of their functions is subject to political and budgetary debate by governments.”
Likewise, the OAS Secretary for Strengthening Democracy, Sebastián Kraljevich, highlighted the topics addressed during the two-day regional meeting as a “dialogue among equals where all of us have something to learn. No one here can say they have no pending challenges, and that is why we have the opportunity to collaborate to better confront these challenges, especially in such a complex context as the one we are living.”
Finally, during the meeting it was unanimously agreed that the Dominican Republic will host the XIX Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities, to be held in 2026.
The President of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) of the Dominican Republic, Román Jáquez, presented a video message offering his country as host of next year’s hemispheric meeting. In his remarks, he stated:re pleased to put forward our candidacy to host this meeting, with the commitment to provide a rich and valuable experience that will contribute to upholding the discourse and actions promoted by member countries in electoral matters for the benefit of our nations.”
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