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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a day of talks with Caribbean leaders here telling them he wants to...

Au Sommet de la Caricom, c’est à un exercice d’équilibriste que se prête le secrétaire d’Etat américain Marco Rubio, défenseur des méthodes musclées de Washington dans la Caraïbe pour, selon lui et son président, ramener l’ordre, lutter contre le narcotrafic, la circulation des armes et l’immigration clandestine.

In a ceremony Monday, Fils-Aimé described the agreement as “a contract” designed to put the country on the road toward stability, elections and security. “The stability of a country doesn’t depend solely on security in the streets and the neighborhoods,” he said. The pact doesn’t provide an end date for the current governmental transition, the third since the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Jovenel Moïse plunged the country deeper into instability.

A UN report published on Friday details the brutal and widespread trafficking of children by Haitian gangs, warning their actions threaten not only the wellbeing of today’s children but also of future generations. The report, issued jointly by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), states that most of the 26 gangs currently operating in Haiti are involved in child trafficking.

La plupart des gangs armés d'Haïti sont impliqués dans "la traite brutale et généralisée d'enfants", ont annoncé ce vendredi les Nations unies, dans un rapport qui souligne "l'insuffisance" des réponses apportées à ces abus.