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In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Congress passed the HELP Act to broaden the types of goods eligible for duty-free status to over 5,000 types of apparel and footwear. The law, which helped rebuild some of Haiti’s domestic industry, expired October 1, 2025. In February 2025, Senator Warnock helped lead the reintroduction of the Haiti HELP Act. The legislation supports stable, safe jobs in Haiti while ensuring U.S. consumers have access to goods free from state-sponsored forced labor.

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Les Forces armées cherchent encore 2000 candidats pour participer aux épreuves d'entrée. Ils seront choisis parmi les personnes inscrites dans les centres de recrutement dans des grandes villes du pays. L’objectif est de “garantir une représentation équilibrée des différentes régions” au sein des Forces armées. L’Équateur, le Taïwan, le Brésil, le Mexique et l’Argentine participent également à la formation des membres des Forces armées d’Haïti.

Chatham House’s study found a plurality of Haitians, 49%, approved of the new force, an improvement over other surveys that had found limited confidence in its ability to succeed. The survey also found that 81% of respondents said they believed security is improving. Nearly 67% of respondents oppose amnesty for gang leaders, while 65% support long prison sentences for gang members, the survey found. An even larger number of respondents, 83%, rejected the idea of allowing gang leaders to hold public office.

None of this works unless Haitians own it. The political settlement anchoring this reset must emerge from broad domestic consensus among actors not implicated in the political-criminal networks described above, with international support following that settlement, not substituting for it.