Haiti Joins Americas Education Ministers in Approving Common Roadmap in Quito

Haiti's Minister of National Education, Vijonet Déméro, presided over the second and final day of the 12th Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Quito, Ecuador, according to haitilibre.com. Centered on the theme "Towards Resilient Education Systems in Contexts of Change," the meeting brought together 41 sectoral officials and policymakers, including education ministers from Barbados, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname and Haiti, to agree on collective responses to shared challenges. Plenary sessions addressed educational pathways for retention and reintegration, the role of digital technologies, democratic participation, healthy learning environments, and lifelong learning. OAS Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin said "true development does not happen in isolation." The meeting concluded with a joint hemispheric declaration and a 2026–2028 Action Plan focused on educational continuity, digital transformation, democratic participation, healthy school environments and workforce preparation. Measures include promoting digital skills through a Hemispheric Protocol on Education in Digital Environments, nutrition and physical activity policies supported by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), flexible learning pathways, and technical and vocational education. Ecuador's Minister Gilda Natalia Alcívar García said the consensus commits participants to continue working within the Inter-American Committee on Education. A side session examined the impact of artificial intelligence on education.