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Weekly Report - 28 March 2024 (WR-24-12)
HAITI: Presidential transition council stalls
Last week United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed reports that Haitian stakeholders had all nominated candidates to the nine-member transitional presidential council in Haiti. Installing the council was in line with an 11 March agreement brokered by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in response to the unprecedented crisis in Haiti, where a series of coordinated gang attacks last month led to a state of emergency and ultimately the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry [WR-24-10]. Days after the new council was finalised, two of its members left, in what is the latest sign of strife surrounding its establishment. This all bodes ill for the prospects of the council which has the crucial tasks of picking a new interim prime minister, steering Haiti towards long-overdue elections and collaborating with the international community on deploying a multinational security support mission.
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