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Rubio heads to Caribbean to discuss migration, security as Haiti signs governing pact
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.
‘We have full-scale urban warfare going on,’ U.S. envoy to Haiti tells Congress
“I think what’s important here for all of us is that Haitians are seen leading their security initiative,” he said. “If we are left here without a 35- to 50,000 man force in the country, I don’t believe there’s any hope of sustained security in Haiti. We have the last four years that point to that. And so what we’re proposing is a dual framework, in addition to the Gang Suppression Force, to augment train and to leave behind Haitian security forces that can sustain in a durable manner.”
U.S. backs Haiti’s prime minister as presidential transitional council’s mandate ends
With Haiti’s politicians unable to arrive at a consensus for governing after the expiration of the Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate this weekend, the U.S. is publicly asserting its support for Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and signaling it will not recognize alternative power arrangements.
“There are a bunch of proposals, and none of them can come together to form just one,”
Amid political turmoil in Haiti, U.S. warship arrives off coast of Port-au-Prince
A U.S. military warship has arrived off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where two U.S. Coast Guard cutters are also patrolling nearby.
The presence of the USS Southland comes as tensions continue to rise ahead of Feb. 7, the date marking the end of the mandate of Haiti’s nine-member Transitional Presidential Council. Although the council has agreed to step down — and some members have publicly said they would—others have continued to involve themselves in transition plans, despite warnings from U.S. officials that their term will end on Saturday.
Troops for Gang Suppression Force in Haiti expected in April; U.N. says work is on track
Efforts to establish a United Nations office in Haiti to provide logistical and operational support for the newly authorized Gang Suppression Force are on track to meet Security Council deadlines, Secretary-General António Guterres’ office said.
“The first air asset from the mission, which is a helicopter, is now in Port-au-Prince,” Stéphane Dujarric, Guterres’ spokesman said. “This is an important step for our colleagues’ logistics and operational mobility.”