United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres Tuesday ended a one day visit to Haiti confident that the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country’s transition ‘is moving forward.
‘A dynamic is there. And my call to the international community is therefore simple. Finally, assume your responsibilities,’ Guterres said, urging all stakeholders to stand together with the Haitian people for ‘peace, for security and for dignity’.
Guterres, who held talks with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, told a news conference that the biggest wave is not the violence of the gangs operating in the country.
‘The biggest wave is indifference, that of a world that has looked elsewhere for too long. Because there is a direct link between the absence of the international community and the absence of security for the Haitian people.
‘But the situation can be reversed. Some neighbourhoods in the city centre of Port-au-Prince have been recaptured. The Council of Ministers is meeting again at the National Palace after more than three years. And it is not just a symbol, it is the sign of the progressive return of the State,’ Guterres told reporters.