Haiti seeks to strengthen its institutional stability and charts a path for upcoming elections
In a joint effort to restore calm and democratic order to Haiti, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, held a key meeting this Monday with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. The meeting focused on evaluating current strategies to restore national security and ensure the success of the general elections, scheduled for mid-December.
The fundamental objective is to ensure that the upcoming electoral process is carried out under standards of transparency, inclusion, and credibility, a significant challenge considering that the country has not held elections since November 2016.
National priorities: Security and development
The work agenda, which will extend until Wednesday, is not limited only to the political sphere. During the day, the delegations addressed critical issues such as justice, sustainable development, and economic reactivation. A highlight was the signing of an agreement by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Serge Gabriel Collin, to formalize Haiti’s integration into the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Haitian government reaffirmed its firm determination to continue actions aimed at restoring the authority of the State and strengthening security throughout the territory, always while respecting democratic principles and the aspirations of its people.
International cooperation and security challenges
Key figures such as Caricom Secretary-General Carla Barnett and the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Ronald Gabriel, participated in the meeting. The OAS mission seeks to consolidate more coherent international support, which will allow regional partners’ commitments to be translated into tangible results for the population.
- Restoration of state authority in gang-controlled areas.
- Implementation of the OAS Roadmap for peace.
- Coordination of humanitarian and development efforts.
Currently, Haiti faces a complex landscape, marked by the influence of armed gangs that dominate a large part of the capital. However, since April, the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), backed by the United Nations Security Council, has been working on the ground to regain control of critical areas and facilitate a return to institutional normalcy.
