OEA - CP - Resolución CP INF 10884 rev 1

OEA/Ser.G CP/INF.10884/26 rev. 1 24 March 2026

Original: Spanish The Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, Ambassador Luis Ernesto Vargas, Permanent Representative of Colombia, presents his compliments to all the delegations and has the honor of inviting them to the special meeting of the Permanent Council to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in the Simón Bolívar Room, to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, within the framework of the Ninth Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas, under the theme Equality that inspires, freedom that transforms, and a Hemisphere that leads, in accordance with the attached order of business.

The meeting’s concept note is available as document CP/INF. 10880/26.

PERMANENT COUNCILDRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL

TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE,

WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NINTH INTER-AMERICAN WEEK FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE AMERICAS Equality that inspires, freedom that transforms, and a Hemisphere that leads

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: Simón Bolívar Room

1. Adoption of the order of business (CP/OD-2585/26)

2. Introduction:  Remarks by Ambassador Luis Ernesto Vargas, Permanent Representative of Colombia and Chair of the Permanent Council  Remarks by Mr. Albert R. Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American

States

3. Commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, within the framework of the Ninth Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas, under the theme “Equality that inspires, freedom that transforms, and a Hemisphere that leads”  Presentations by: o Her Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia o Mr. Luiz Barros, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Racial Equality of Brazil o Commissioner Gloria Monique de Mees, Rapporteur on the Rights of AfroDescendants and against Racial Discrimination of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights o Ambassador June Soomer, member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and member of the Saint Lucia Reparations Committee (pre-recorded video presentation)  Comments by the member states

4. Closing remarks by Ambassador Laura Gil, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of

American States