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 1996-2013
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.
Member countries of the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) and the Organization of American States (OAS).
Objectives
To strengthen measurement
capabilities in the fields of energy efficiency,
renewable energies, air quality and greenhouse gases
as means to support the deployment of sustainable
energy technologies and foster low carbon economic
growth
Overview
Developing the Western Hemisphere's sustainable
energy technologies and achieving a low carbon
economic growth requires adequate metrology
infrastructure, accurate traceability, calibration
and measurement capabilities, and adherence to
internationally recognized measurement standards.
The M4SET project seeks to improve the understanding
and application of metrology in the fields of energy
efficiency, renewable energies and air quality. The
project has been designed to support capacity
building, knowledge sharing, research opportunities
and collaborative activities for government
officials and technical stakeholders to bridge the
gap between technical capabilities, energy and
environmental policies.
Benefits of the M4SET Project
Improved metrology's infrastructure to support
GHG emission measurements, air quality, energy
efficiency, and renewable energy.
Increased technical skills on metrology
applications for sustainable energy technologies
and air quality.
Reinvigoration of the role of Metrology to
support the adoption of international standards
and measurements needed to advance the adoption
of sustainable energy technologies and improve
air quality.
Knowledge exchange and best practices among
technical agencies in the hemisphere.
Increased communication to bridge gap between
sustainable energy, air quality and policy
making.
Engage government officials and metrology
communities to respond to the technical needs
arising as part of the implementation of the
commitments to reduce GHG emissions and improve
air quality.
Analyzing the behavior of air pollutants during the Covid-19 This activity took place virtually on April 16, 2020, and counted with around 150 participants, where air quality monitoring stations in the cities of Medellín, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Mexico City... Read more...
Building Resilient
Infrastructure: IV ECPA Ministerial The dilogue took place
during the IV ECPA Ministerial on
February 27th, 2020, in
Montego Bay, Jamaica. The dialogue
brought
together major stakeholders – countries, development partners, utilities, and private sector working in the energy sector... Read more...
Building Urban
Resilience: ECPA Ministerial
Dialogue Series The event took place on
November 5th, 2019, in
Washington DC. The dialogue
provided a space to discuss the
economic, social and
environmental challenges of
building resilient cities... Read more...
Workshop for Strengthening Air Quality Monitoring in Latin America The event took place on August 26-29, 2019, in
Mexico City. The activity consisted of a theoretical and practical workshop focused on strengthening the traceability of air quality measurements carried out at monitoring stations in the region... Read more...
Capacity Assessment Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Laboratories at the BSJFrom June 11 to 13, 2019
Intertek performed an assessment
of the BSJ to operate
internationally recognized
energy efficiency (EE) testing
laboratories ... Read more...
Technical Exchange on
the development of a Solar
Simulator (UV irradiance levels) This activity was
held in CENAM Laboratories
in Mexico on February 26 and 27,
2019. An expert
from NIST carried out a 2
day technical exchange visit to
the CENAM laboratories of optics
and radiometry... Read more...
International Forum for Sensitization on Environment, Energy and Public Health The event took place on October 11 and 12, 2018, in the framework of the Symposium of Metrology 2018, in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. The forum counted with the participation of different Regions of the World ... Read more...
Energy Efficiency Tour The activity was held from June 19 to 22, 2018, at the Intertek facilities in Corlant, New York. The tour saw to To provide CROSQ staff and participating metrology institutions from the Caribbean with... Read more...
Regional Workshop - Metrology Support for the Quality Assurance of Measurements of Air Quality Monitoring Networks The activity was held from June 5 to 7, 2018, at the High Technology Center in San Jose, Costa Rica. The three days’ workshop addressed the metrological... Read more...
Technical Exchange on Energy Efficiency Testing for Refrigerators and Air Conditioners This activity was implemented from April 2 to 20 of 2018. Two technicians from the Bureau of Standards Jamaica were trained at the National Association for Standardization and Certification (ANCE)... Read more...
Workshop on Acoustics, Ultrasounds and Vibration for Wind Energy The activity was held from November 8 to 10, 2017, at the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The three days’ workshop addressed the application of Acoustics, Ultrasounds and Vibrations (AUV)... Read more...
International Metrology Cooperation in Support of Energy & Environment The side event devoted to International Metrology Cooperation in support of Energy and Environment, hosted
by the National Institute of
Standards and technology (NIST)
and the Organization of the
American States (OAS) ... Read more...