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OAS Permanent Council to Discuss Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

  November 17, 2025

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 19, at 09:30 EST (14:30 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC to discuss “Combating transnational organized crime and promoting and protecting human rights in the Americas,” and to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, among other topics.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Discuss Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

WHEN: Wednesday, November 19, at 09:30 EST (14:30 GMT)

WHERE: Simón Bolívar Room, Organization of American States, 17th & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

Reference: AVI-181/25