Heavy gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince on Thursday after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolize the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs.
The UN voted to replace Kenya's mission in Haiti with a new global gang suppression force after 15 months of Kenya's deployment, a move that exposes the weakness of the mission in restoring order in Haiti.
A new UN Security Council resolution provides hope for Haitians and the multilateral system. But the February 2026 deadline for the dissolution of Haiti’s temporary government looms.
Le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. António Guterres, a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de Mme Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi, de la Côte d’Ivoire, comme Représentante spéciale adjointe au Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti (BINUH) et Coordonnatrice résidente dans le pays. Mme Boni Kouassi assumera aussi les fonctions de coordonnatrice humanitaire.