Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé met Monday at the National Palace with a high-level regional delegation led by the heads of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as international partners pressed their support for Haiti’s security operations and its plan to hold elections later this year.
OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin and CARICOM Secretary General Carla Barnett are leading the mission, which runs from Aug. 16 to 19 in Port-au-Prince, with Ramdin arriving Sunday.
According to the OAS and Haitian outlets, the delegation also includes representatives of the United Nations, the Pan American Health Organization, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the CAF development bank, and inter-American defense institutions, reflecting a coordinated push on security, governance, humanitarian needs and development.
Discussions at the National Palace centered on the security situation and government efforts to restore order and reassert state authority, along with preparations for the vote. Fils-Aimé’s government has said it wants to create the conditions for a credible, inclusive and transparent election and is seeking to deepen the backing of its international partners. The visiting officials, in turn, discussed ways to strengthen support for Haitian institutions and improve coordination among the many actors responding to the crisis, according to Vant Bef Info.
Haiti’s presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for Dec. 13, 2026.
The date reflects a postponement Fils-Aimé announced in May, when he tied the timetable to progress against the armed gangs that control much of the capital. An electoral decree published in December 2025 had initially set first-round voting tentatively for August. The country’s Provisional Electoral Council is overseeing preparations, and more than 280 political parties were cleared earlier this year to take part.
The vote would be Haiti’s first presidential election since before the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, and it is advancing under severe strain.
Gang violence has displaced large numbers of residents and cut off access to parts of the country, complicating both security operations and electoral logistics. The government says it remains committed to improving security while continuing election preparations, with candidate and voter participation still a central concern.
Over the course of the mission, the delegation is also expected to meet with Foreign Minister Raina Forbin, the Provisional Electoral Council and leaders of the Haitian National Police, as well as international security partners, according to the OAS. “Haiti is at a decisive moment,” Ramdin said on arrival, adding that responsibility for the country’s future rests first and foremost with the Haitian people, per VBI reporting.
The visit follows months of regional engagement on Haiti, including an OAS consultative meeting in Washington in February and the signing of a “National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections” by Haitian political and civil society groups, which recognized Fils-Aimé as head of the executive after the Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate expired on Feb. 7.
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Sources: Vant Bèf Info; the Organization of American States; the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
