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 OAS General Secretariat Renews its Commitment to the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
December 12, 2025
Twenty years after the adoption of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) renewed its commitment to the standards contained in this fundamental instrument during its participation in the annual meeting on the Declaration, held in Geneva (Switzerland), from December 8 to 12.
During the meeting, hosted by the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division, representatives of intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations reflected on the progress achieved and reaffirmed the international community’s commitment to credible, independent, and professional electoral observation.
In this context, the Director of the OAS Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO), Gerardo de Icaza, participated in panels that examined the continued relevance of the Declaration of Principles and the challenges faced by Electoral Observation Missions in the Americas. The Head of the Electoral Observation Section of DECO/OAS, Brenda Santamaría, for her part, presented the methodology used by OAS Electoral Observation Missions to observe women’s political participation.
At the meeting, it was agreed that, in 2026, the OAS, through its Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation, will be responsible for organizing and coordinating the next Implementation Meeting of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation.
According to the Secretary General of the OAS, Albert R. Ramdin, “OAS Electoral Observation Missions reflect our firm commitment to the principles enshrined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter and to the collective defense of democratic institutions in the Americas.” “In this regard, we will be very pleased to host the annual meeting on the Declaration of Principles in 2026, which will also coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter,” he added.
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