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.
Message from the OAS Secretary General on International Anti-Corruption Day
December 9, 2025
Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, we reflect on the damage corruption causes and renew our resolve to fight it.
Corruption weakens democratic institutions, erodes the rule of law, and undermines the economic and social development of our countries. We must stay alert and act together.
The Organization of American States (OAS) has played a pioneering role in addressing this challenge collectively. In 1996, we adopted the Interamerican Convention against Corruption, the world´s first international legal instrument on this issue. It set a global standard and showed that no country can tackle corruption alone.
Cooperation is essential. By sharing experiences, strengthening institutions, and engaging civil society and the private sector, we make our responses stronger and more inclusive.
The Convention’s Follow-up Mechanism, the MESICIC, is a key tool. Since 2002, it has guided reviews and reforms across the region – producing more than 170 country reports and contributing to more than 2,200 reforms to laws, institutions, and practices.
This year new reports helped strengthen laws on denial of favorable tax treatment, transnational bribery, illicit enrichment, extradition, and bank secrecy. The Committee also advanced work on open data, artificial intelligence and whistleblower protection – giving governments better tools to identify gaps and strengthen public trust.
We are making progress, but the fight against corruption has no finish line. The OAS will continue to support its member states to ensure that commitments lead to real change for citizens.
Let us continue working together to build a region that is just, transparent, and inclusive.
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