ASUNCION, Paraguay, CMC—The Organization of American States (OAS) has adopted a resolution supporting Prime Minister Garry Conille’s recently formed Presidential Transitional Council (PTC) and transitional government.
The OAS, which is holding its 54th General Assembly here that ends here on Friday, stressed the need for the PTC and the new government “to work in a joint and coordinated manner to achieve the restoration of security and democratic stability in Haiti.”
The resolution also urges member states and the international community to continue supporting the transitional Haitian authorities in their efforts to restore the rule of law and justice and protect and guarantee human rights in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
It also urges member states, international organizations, and financial institutions to “facilitate and provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Haiti and to promote short and, in particular, long-term socioeconomic development in the country, to combat poverty and achieve stability.”
In addition, the resolution urges member states to support the United Nations-sanctioned Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti and “commit to strengthening the operational and institutional capacity of Haiti’s security forces, coordinate in-kind and material contribution through existing mechanisms, including the United Nations Trust Fund and the International Security Coordination Group.”
Last October, the United Nations Security Council approved a Kenya-led multinational force as efforts continue to restore peace and security in the country, with criminal gangs reported to be in control of at least 80 percent of the capital.
The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Chad, Jamaica, and Kenya have officially notified the Secretary-General of their intent to contribute personnel to the support mission.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Conille welcomed the arrival of the first batch of soldiers from Kenya, saluting” the determination of the Kenyan government and its people to support Haiti in the fight against insecurity eroding the society.
“The government and the Haitian people want this multinational mission to be the last one that helps it stabilize for the renewal of political personnel and the return to effective democracy. Long live solidarity between peoples! Long live Haiti !” Prime Minister Conille said.
The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, in a brief statement welcoming the Kenyans’ arrival, said, ‘It is a crucial step in the fight to restore security in the Haitian capital and its surroundings and protect the rights of Haitians. ‘
The spokesperson for the opposition Democratic and Popular Sector (SDP), André Michel, said he was calling “on the political authorities to reject any dialogue with gang leaders.”
He urged them not to grant amnesty to the gangs “who have kidnapped, raped, murdered and impoverished thousands of families.”
The United Nations has said that more than 2,500 people were killed or injured in the first three months of the year in Haiti and that the spike in violence has displaced more than half a million people.
On Thursday, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said the UNFPA “has sounded the alarm on the risks women and girls are grappling amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis, with armed groups using sexual violence as a tactic to instill fear and seize control of entire neighborhoods.
“UNFPA says that although reports of rape and sexual violence are soaring, they are a vast underrepresentation of the true scale of these horrific crimes.”
He said UNFPA continues to provide medicines and supplies, including for the clinical management of rape survivors, to 12 health facilities in the capital and surrounding region. Dujarric said mobile clinics are also operating at eight displacement sites to support reproductive health, as are hotlines for survivors of sexual assault and the provision of safe spaces.
The resolution recognizes the need for the OAS “to facilitate immediate technical assistance to Haiti for stabilizing the security situation, the strengthening of democratic institutions, and the realization of free and fair elections, as stipulated in the Accord of April 3, 2024”.
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