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Permanent Council considers MAPP/OAS report, creation of a Special OAS Mission in Haiti, candidacy for IACHR, and the 2026 electoral calendar in the Americas

  December 15, 2025

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting onWednesday, December 17 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room at the OAS headquarters to discuss, among other topics:

• Thirty-ninth periodic report of the Secretary General to the Permanent Council on the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia
• Request for the establishment of a Special OAS Mission in Haiti
• 2026 electoral calendar in the Americas
• Presentation of a candidacy for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)


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: Permanent Council considers MAPP/OAS report, creation of a Special OAS Mission in Haiti, candidacy for IACHR, and the 2026 electoral calendar in the Americas

WHEN: Wednesday, December 17 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT)

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

Reference: AVI-196/25