On August 16, 2026, senior Haitian government officials received a high-profile delegation of international and regional partners led by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin at Cap-Haitien International Airport, kicking off a four-day official mission focused on advancing Haiti’s national stability and governance goals.
Welcoming the delegation, which also included Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Carla Barnett, were Haitian Foreign Minister Raina Forbin, Defense Minister Mario Andrésol, and Jacques Desrosiers, president of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The mission, scheduled to run through August 19, brings together stakeholders from a broad coalition of Haiti’s international development and aid partners, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), multiple United Nations agencies, and CARICOM.
This high-level visit forms a core part of sustained international efforts to deepen coordination between Haitian national authorities and their external partners around four pressing national priorities: restoring widespread security across the country, rebuilding functional democratic governance, laying the groundwork for an inclusive electoral process, and advancing urgent socio-economic stabilization after years of crisis.
Over the course of the mission, Ramdin and the full delegation are set to hold formal talks with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, as well as leaders from a wide range of Haitian governmental and civil society institutions. These closed-door consultations are designed to deliver a on-the-ground assessment of Haiti’s current political, security, and humanitarian context, while working out new frameworks to make international support more cohesive, aligned with Haitian priorities, and focused on delivering tangible outcomes rather than just pledges.
Beyond immediate coordination talks, the visit marks a critical milestone in advancing the OAS’s pre-existing Roadmap for Stability and Peace in Haiti. According to OAS framing, the mission will help turn the wide range of commitments Haitian and international stakeholders have already made into coordinated, actionable steps that center the priorities set by Haiti’s own elected and appointed authorities.