OEA - CP - Resolución CP CISC 1231 rev 2

PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OEA/Ser.G

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES CP/CISC-1231/25 rev. 2 10 February 2026

COMMITTEE ON INTER-AMERICAN SUMMITS MANAGEMENT Original: Spanish

AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION

IN OAS ACTIVITIES

WORK PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON

INTER-AMERICAN SUMMITS MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN

OAS ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2025-2026 TERM

(Approved by the Committee on February 10, 2026)Contents

I. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................1

II. Officers.....................................................................................................................................2

III. Mandates assigned to the CISC for the 2025-2026 term........................................................2

IV. Activities..................................................................................................................................3

V. Schedule of the CISC and the Working Group to Review the Guidelines (2025-2026)........5WORK PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERAMERICAN SUMMITS MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN OAS

ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2025-2026 TERM

(Approved by the Committee on February 10, 2026)

I. INTRODUCTION On July 23, 2025, as established in Article 28 of its Rules of Procedure, the Permanent Council installed the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC) for the 2025-2026 term. This draft work plan organizes the work to be carried out by the CISC in such a way as to conclude its activities before the fifty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly. It should be borne in mind that the Committee may consider additional topics, in accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Rules of Procedure of the

Permanent Council. Under Article 22 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, the CISC has the following functions: (a) With respect to the Summits process:

1. To coordinate OAS activities in support of the Summits of the Americas process; ii. To coordinate follow-up and implementation activities relating to mandates assigned to the Organization by the Summits; iii. To request and receive contributions from civil society, relating to its participation in the Summit process, for consideration by the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG); iv. To study topics relating to the Summit process that are assigned to it by the Council or the General Assembly and to make recommendations thereon to

the Permanent Council;

1. To consider the reports prepared by the Executive Secretariat for the Summit Process and the technical dependency responsible for ministerial meetings and other sectoral meetings linked to the Summit process.

(b) With respect to civil society participation in OAS activities:

1. To implement the Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities and to present to the Permanent Council such amendments as the Committee deems pertinent; ii. To design, implement, and evaluate the necessary strategies to increase and facilitate civil society participation in OAS activities;- 2iii. To promote the strengthening of relations established between civil society organizations and the bodies and dependencies of the OAS within the scope of the functions conferred upon the Permanent Council by the OAS Charter; iv. To study matters relating to civil society participation in OAS activities that are presented to it by civil society organizations or entrusted to it by the Permanent Council or the General Assembly and to make recommendations thereon to the Permanent Council;
2. To analyze and transmit to the Permanent Council applications presented by civil society organizations to the secretary general to participate in OAS activities.

II. Officers By virtue of Article 21 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, “[t]he

representative of the member state presiding over the Summit process shall serve as chair of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities. If the member state chairing the committee so requests, its term shall be renewed to ensure follow-up and fulfillment of the Committee’s coordination functions and of the mandates issued by the Permanent Council in the period concerned.” The member state currently presiding over the Summits process (Tenth Summit of the Americas) is the Dominican Republic, therefore its Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Mayerlyn Cordero Díaz, will chair the CISC. In keeping with established practice, on October 28, 2025, the Committee elected the delegation of the host country of the immediately preceding Summit of the Americas—the delegation of the United States—as Vice Chair.

III. Mandates assigned to the CISC for the 2025-2026 term On July 23, 2025, pursuant to Article 30 of its Rules of Procedure, the Permanent Council approved the “Distribution of Mandates from Fifty-fifth Regular Session of the General Assembly and Other Previous Sessions” ( CP/doc.6139/25 rev. 1 ) and instructed the CISC to follow up on the mandates contained in the following resolutions during the 2025-2026 term.  AG/RES. 3026 (LIV-O/24) “Increasing and Strengthening the Participation of Civil Society and Social Actors in the Activities of the Organization of American States and in the Summits of the Americas Process” (except operative paragraph 4)  AG/RES. 3027 (LIV-O/24) “Support for and Follow-up to the Summits of the Americas Process”- 3IV. Activities The Chair, in accordance with the attached calendar, proposes to schedule four (4) regular

meetings of the Committee; one special meeting for dialogue on strengthening the participation of civil society, in preparation for the fifty-sixth regular session of the OAS General Assembly; and five (5) meetings of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines. The Working Group was established at the first meeting of the Committee, in accordance with the course of action agreed upon by the Committee —contained in document CP/CISC-1203/25 rev. 1—and with paragraph 13 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council. Mayerlyn Cordero Díaz Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic Chair, Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities5V. Schedule of the CISC and the Working Group to Review the Guidelines (2025-2026) Date, time and venue Topics Tuesday October 28, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Padilha Vidal Room First meeting of the Committee

1. Consideration and adoption of the draft work plan and draft schedule of meetings of the CISC for the 2025-2026 term

2. Election of the Vice Chair1 /

3. Summits of the Americas process  Presentation of the periodic report of the Summits Secretariat on its work to support and strengthen the Summits process

4. Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities  Establishment of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities

(Working Group to Review the Guidelines)  Presentation and consideration of applications by civil society organizations to be registered with the OAS  Report of the Office of Relations with Civil Society on progress in the implementation of the activities set out in document CP/CISC-1171/25 rev. 3 , “Mechanisms to Promote Greater Participation of Civil Society

in OAS Activities”  Report of the Office of Relations with Civil Society on progress in the implementation of the “Course of Action for the Review of the ‘Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities,’” document CP/CISC-1203/25 rev. 1 Friday October 31, 2025 Deadline for the Office of Relations with Civil Society to hold virtual consultations with the participation of member states, representatives of civil society organizations, other social actors, and academia, in accordance with item 2 of the Course of Action, document CP/CISC-1203/25 rev. 1. Friday November 14, 2025 Deadline for member states to submit specific comments on aspects that they believe should be updated in the Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS activities.

1 . The practice has been to elect the permanent representative of the host country of the preceding Summit as Vice Chair of the CISC.- 6Monday January 15, 2026 Deadline for the Office of Relations with Civil Society to conduct consultations with the areas of the OAS General Secretariat and with the institutions that are part of the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) on best practices for civil society participation Friday January 30, 2026 Deadline for the Office of Relations with Civil Society to submit a draft incorporating the comments received by member states, as well as the results of the consultations with the areas of the OAS General Secretariat and with the institutions that are part of the JSWG, and of the virtual consultations referred to in document CP/CISC-1203/25 rev. 1. Tuesday February 10, 2026 (2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Second meeting of the Committee

1. Consideration and adoption of the draft work plan and draft schedule of

meetings of the CISC for the 2025-2026 term

2. Participation of civil society organizations in OAS activities  Election of the Chair of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities

(Working Group to Review the Guidelines)  Presentation of the Proposed Guidelines, document CP/CISC-1248/26  Presentation and consideration of applications by civil society organizations to be registered with the OAS Thursday February 19, 2026 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p. m. Simón Bolívar Room  First Meeting of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines,  Consideration of the draft document on the Guidelines, prepared by the Office of Relations with Civil Society Thursday March 5, 2026 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p. m. Simón Bolívar Room Special dialogue meeting on strengthening civil society participation in preparation for the fifty-sixth regular session of the OAS General Assembly Thursday March 19, 2026 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p. m. Simón Bolívar Room Second Meeting of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines  Consideration of the draft document on the Guidelines Tuesday March 24, 2026 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p. m. Padilha Vidal Room Third Meeting of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines  Consideration of the draft document on the Guidelines7Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Padilha Vidal Room Second meeting of the Committee

1. Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities  Presentation and consideration of applications by civil society organizations to be registered with the OAS  Report on Registration of Civil Society Organizations with the OAS Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Padilha Vidal Room Fourth Meeting of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines

organizations to be registered with the OAS  Report on Registration of Civil Society Organizations with the OAS Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Padilha Vidal Room Fourth Meeting of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines  Consideration of the draft document on the Guidelines Tuesday May 5, 2026 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p. m. Padilha Vidal Room Third meeting of the Committee

1. Summits of the Americas process  Presentation of the periodic report of the Summits Secretariat on its work to support and strengthen the Summits process

2. Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities  Presentation and consideration of applications by civil society organizations to be registered with the OAS  Presentation of the results of the discussions of the Working Group to Review the Guidelines and consideration of the document resulting therefrom

3. Presentation and consideration of draft resolutions to be submitted by the CISC to the General Assembly for consideration at its fifty-sixth regular session:  Increasing and Strengthening the Participation of Civil Society and Social Actors in the Activities of the Organization of American States and in the Summits of the Americas Process  Support for and Follow-up to the Summits of the Americas Process Tuesday May 26, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Padilha Vidal Room Fourth meeting of the Committee

1. Consideration and approval of draft resolutions to be submitted by the CISC to the General Assembly for consideration at its fifty-sixth regular session:  Increasing and Strengthening the Participation of Civil Society and Social Actors in the Activities of the Organization of American States and in the Summits of the Americas Process  Support for and Follow-up to the Summits of the Americas Process

2. Oral report of the Chair on the activities of the CISC in 2025-2026 term