May 1, 2026
On Saturday, Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), visited the headquarters of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Washington. During the visit, he held in-depth discussions with the mission’s Executive Director, Mara Tekach, and its Military Adviser, John J. Melo.
The talks focused on the situation in Haiti, particularly the surge in armed violence that has paralyzed national roads and shut down the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Ramdin expressed grave concern and presented a roadmap built around four key pillars: humanitarian aid, security, political dialogue, and sustainable development.
This initiative reflects the OAS’s strategic repositioning on the Haitian crisis during a fragile transitional period. However, the proposed plan has yet to be debated among the organization’s member states, despite a symposium on the issue held on May 22.
That symposium, convened by Haiti’s interim authorities, aimed to influence the regional agenda ahead of Ramdin’s appointment as Secretary General. Today, the international community is awaiting concrete actions, while Port-au-Prince remains cut off from the world, crippled by escalating violence.
