DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Eighth Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA VIII), an initiative of the Organization of American States (OAS), will take place 16 to 17 July 2025 in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Dominican Republic’s second largest city.

The high-level forum brings together ministers, security experts, and government officials from across the region to advance collaboration on critical issues of public safety, police reform, and cybersecurity.

The main objective of MISPA VIII is to strengthen multilateral dialogue around “Police Reform and Transformation for Citizen Security with Social Participation”. The meeting will focus on two key thematic areas: police reform and cybersecurity, in response to the growing need for States to enhance their capabilities in these fields.

MISPA VIII aims to establish itself as an ideal forum for the updating of public security...