UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24, CMC – Prime Minister Garry Conille has urged the international community to stand by Haiti, warning “if we fail, it will not only be Haiti that will sink, but the entire region that will bear the scars”.
Addressing the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti, Connille said it was important that the international community to act now and keep its commitments to Haiti, where efforts are being made to restore peace and security following the July 7, 2021 assassination of then president Jovenel Moise.
Prime Minister Conille, who met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the ECOSOC meeting, both noted that it is important for international partners to fill the investment gap in the United Nations authorized Kenya-led Multinational Security Support(MSS) Mission, which aims to provide much-needed respite to the Haitian people.
“We must be clear-headed. After these 100 days, a bitter truth has emerged: the Haitian crisis, in its security, humanitarian, social, economic and political components, has been largely underestimated,” Conille said.
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