Peace and security
Haiti at UNGA 81
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméPresident of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, heads of state and government, ministers, permanent representatives, distinguished delegates, Haitian people.
In taking the floor at this General Assembly, I feel the weight of history.
More than 80 years ago, in the wake of a war that plunged the world into chaos, Haiti a founding member of the United Nations, joined the nations of the world to make a pledge for peace, for dialogue, and respect for human dignity.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaToday, transnational criminal networks control territories, they traffic arms and people, and they recruit children.
Haiti, our neighbor, is the clearest example of this.
Since 2021, the Dominican Republic has warned in each and every forum that this crisis is a threat to the peace and security of the region, and particularly for my country.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonMr. President, Grenada joins CARICOM in calling for the timely renewal of the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force, its full and rapid deployment in close partnership with the Haitian National Police, and the provision of the personnel, financing, equipment, and logistical support necessary for it to fulfill its mandate effectively with appropriate human rights safeguards.
These security efforts are essential to creating the conditions for credible, free, fair, and inclusive Haitian-led elections, the strengthening of national institutions, and the restoration of constitutional governance.
Haiti is not a failed state.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyLet me say at the outset that when I speak about letting many hands make light work when it comes to conflict resolution, that this is one of the areas in which the political leaders of the Caribbean can play a pivotal role in its own region.
Firstly, Haiti.
The security crisis continues to ****** political renewal and economic recovery.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreDigital technologies are transforming our societies without safeguards.
They can reproduce old patterns of domination in a new form.
And in our own Caribbean neighborhood, people of Haiti continue to endure a humanitarian and security crisis that demands more than statements of concern.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisMr. President, in our own hemisphere, the Bahamas again calls for the lifting of the strengthened blockade against Cuba and an end to the fuel blockade and Cuba's removal from the unilateral list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.
The Cuban people are suffering, and that's why we call for that.
We call on all states to respect Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayWe urge that the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana be resolved in this manner.
Within our hemisphere, Other unresolved challenges require immediate principled engagement.
Haiti remains our urgent concern.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoThe multidimensional vulnerability index must become a working instrument across the international financial system in eligibility for concessional finance, in debt sustainability analysis, and in the decisions of the institutions that allocate capital.
Vulnerability should be legible in financial decision-making without small states being required to prosecute their own case again and again.
Mr. President, the current erosion of international peace and security carries an uncomfortable echo.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithAnd our objective is not merely fewer crimes.
It is a durable ecosystem of peace in which every Jamaican can feel safe, raise a family, do business, and fulfill his or her potential, and retire in paradise.
Mr. President, nowhere in our region is the challenge of criminal gangs more devastating than in our CARICOM sister nation of Haiti.
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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaMr. President, on behalf of the people of Mongolia, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the United Nations and its system organizations for their valuable contributions to our country's development and progress and their long-standing constructive cooperation over the 65 years since Mongolia's accession to the United Nations as a full-fledged member.
Mongolia has been contributing with honor to the efforts on strengthening international peace and security, advancing social and economic development, and protecting human rights, the core pillars of the United Nations.
For instance, more than three decades ago, in pursuit of its foreign policy to ensure national security through political and diplomatic means, Mongolia declared its territory nuclear-weapon-free.
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Trinidad and Tobago · Day 1Kamla Persad-BissessarTrinidad and Tobago will advocate for an approach that safeguards international security without closing off innovation, development, and opportunity, and that ensures developing countries have a meaningful role in shaping the rules for this new technological era.
Mr. President, the situation in Haiti remains of particular concern, not just for us in the region, but, I think, across the world.
Trinidad and Tobago stands in full support of international efforts to help restore security and stability in Haiti whilst maintaining that the country's political future must ultimately be Haitian-led and Haitian-owned.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosTo borrow the words of the Latin poet, Publius, "I am human, nothing human is alien to me."
The suffering of the Venezuelan people is also the suffering of the Paraguayan people.
It is the suffering of us all.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyDistinguished colleagues, when we speak of arbitrary justice, sovereignty and solidarity, Haiti cannot be an afterthought.
Approximately 1.47 million people are internally displaced, while nearly half of the population faces acute food insecurity.
In the very near future, the first round of presidential and legislative elections will take place.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinIn this context, the sometimes difficult situation faced by detainees in Venezuela, as well as the suffering endured by their families, continue to give rise to humanitarian concern and should not be overlooked.
The same consideration applies to the pressing need for a swift recovery of the national economy for the benefit of the entire population, the majority of which continues to endure extremely difficult living conditions.
The Holy See continues to follow the situation in Haiti with great attention.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanIt rehabilitated hundreds of schools, electricity stations, and water treatment plants.
And right now, in Haiti, the entire United Nations family is delivering amid immense security and governance challenges.
These stories rarely make headlines, but we should never lose sight of what it is that is working.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaNicaragua will not solve its problems by preventing the opposition from running in the elections.
The crisis in Haiti continues to test the limits of the international community's indifference.
In Cuba, the world watches in horror as collective punishment is imposed on 10 million people by an illegal economic and energy embargo.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsWe also call for sustained international support for Haiti to restore security, constitutional order, and democratic governance.
Suriname supports solutions that place the Haitian people at the center.
The UN Haiti process rightly emphasizes mandate rationalization, institutional coherence, and efficiency.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliWe reiterate our call for a viable solution for Cuba, one that is peaceful, people-centered, development-focused, and allows for the full aspiration of the Cuban people to be realized.
Guinea reiterates CARICOM's offer to play a meaningful role in achieving this objective.
In Haiti, resolving the multidimensional challenges remains central to achieving democracy, stability, peace, and prosperity for the Haitian people.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéWe also express our solidarity with the Haitian people.
Cote d'Ivoire will continue to contribute to ongoing initiatives aimed at supporting the Haitian authorities and international partners in order to restore security in the sister nation so as to restore democratic legitimacy to its institutions.
My country takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the United Nations Charter.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatIn the Central African Republic, Chad has discreetly and consistently striven for mediation.
This led on the 19th of April 2025 to the signature of a ceasefire agreement between the Central African Republic government and two of the main armed groups of the country.
More recently in Haiti, Chad responded to the call from our organization.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulThis is why we will continue to urge Russia to finally come to the negotiation table.
I call on every Member State to join us in convincing Russia that the future is built at the negotiation table, not on dead bodies in cities and villages.
The day when negotiations finally begin will be a good day for the United Nations.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandNear a home, the people of Haiti deserve stability, security, and the opportunity to build a better future.
We commend the many countries who proposed their assistance to the gang suppression force, in particular the United States.
Even if the population in Haiti is still facing significant challenges, we're encouraged by the measures taken by the government of Haiti to prepare for the elections, a sign of progress and hope.
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