Press Advisory

OAS Permanent Council to Analyze Political and Social Crisis in Nicaragua and to Discuss Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela

August 23, 2019

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) in Simon Bolívar Hall at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., to analyze the “political and social crisis in Nicaragua” and to discuss a “Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela,” among other topics.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live – with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Sandino Martínez (PSMartinez@oas.org).

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Analyze Crisis in Nicaragua and Discuss Resolution on Human Rights in Venezuela

WHEN: Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)

WHERE: Simon Bolivar Room
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-158/19

OAS – Spanish Audio from OASSPA on Vimeo.

CP/INF. 8352/19: NOTE BY THE PERMANENT MISSIONS OF CANADA AND CHILE REQUESTING THAT THE TOPIC OF THE -POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CRISIS IN NICARAGUA- BE INCLUDED ON THE ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL

CP/doc. 5554/19: DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION ON NICARAGUA [In compliance with paragraph 5 of resolution AG/RES. 2943 (XLIX-O/19)] (Submitted by the Chair of the Permanent Council)

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Press Release

OAS Permanent Council Appoints Members of the Commission on Nicaragua

August 28, 2019

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today approved a Resolution on the Appointment of a Commission on Nicaragua, in compliance with the mandate of the General Assembly of the Organization. The Commission will carry out “diplomatic efforts at the highest level to seek a peaceful and effective solution to the political and social crisis in Nicaragua,” and will submit a report to the Permanent Council within a maximum of 75 days.

This Commission will be comprised of the following members:

• Ambassador Leopoldo Francisco Sahores, Undersecretary for Issues of the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic
• Ambassador Elisa Ruiz Diaz Bareiro, Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States
• A representative from Canada
• A representative from Jamaica
• Ambassador Carlos Trujillo, Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States

The resolution was approved with 21 votes in favor (Argentina, The Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Uruguay and Venezuela), 3 votes against (Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname), 8 abstentions (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Dominica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago) and 2 countries absent(Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis).

Reference: E-059/19

Organization of American States