UK on Haiti at UN Security Council: Stability Requires Haitian Stakeholder Action
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The UK delivered a statement at the UN Security Council on Haiti welcoming positive indicators including the National Pact for Stability and election preparations, while emphasising that the situation remains fragile. The statement welcomes the arrival of the first Chadian contingents in Port-au-Prince for the gang suppression force and calls for scaled-up deployments in line with Security Council Resolution 2793, including robust child protection measures. The UK calls on the Haitian Government to prioritise protection of internally displaced persons—estimated at one in eight Haitians, half of them children—and to ensure access to social programmes for the most vulnerable, including women and girls facing sexual and gender-based violence.
“Stability and lasting peace can only be achieved through decisive political action by all Haitian stakeholders, working alongside the international community, focused on the needs of the Haitian people, who have already suffered for far too long.”
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The UK delivered a statement to the UN Security Council on Haiti marking a transitional moment as planning for the Multinational Security Support Mission shifts to active deployment. The statement welcomes specific progress including the National Pact for Stability and the arrival of Chadian contingents, while noting that the situation remains fragile with approximately one in eight Haitians now internally displaced. The statement calls for: accelerated scaling of international security deployments; full implementation of child protection and handover protocols for children associated with gangs; establishment of a task force and DDR framework; and prioritisation of protection for women and girls in makeshift settlements.\n\nThis statement does not create compliance obligations for private entities. Companies operating in or near Haiti, or with interests in regional stability, should monitor ongoing UN Security Council engagement and assess whether their operational risk frameworks adequately account for the fragile security situation, large-scale internal displacement, and the emphasis on child protection compliance cited in Resolution 2793.
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Stability and lasting peace can only be achieved if the efforts of the international community are matched with action by all Haitian stakeholders: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Haiti.
From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Archie Young CMG Published 23 April 2026 Location: United Nations, New York Delivered on:
23 April 2026
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We note the positive indicators of progress set out by the briefers today.
In particular, we welcome steps to promote national unity towards the holding of free and fair elections, including the National Pact for Stability and the organisation of elections.
However, the situation remains fragile.
This Council meets at a critical time when planning for the Gang Suppression Force has shifted to on the ground deployment.
We welcome the arrival of the first contingents from Chad in Port-au-Prince.
It is important that these deployments are scaled up to allow for effective and strategic operations against the gangs in line with the framework authorised by this Council in resolution 2793, which includes robust child protection measures.
We call on the Government to prioritise protection of vulnerable groups and fully implement the handover protocol for children associated with gangs.
This includes the establishment of the promised task force and framework to ensure compliance.
We look forward to the next update from the Secretary-General including options for the UN to support nationally led Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration.
It is important that the Haitian Government dedicates resources to ensuring children are treated primarily as victims and can enter fit for purpose DDR programmes.
President, an estimated one in eight people in Haiti are now internally displaced. Half of them are children.
It is imperative that the Government ensures that these internally displaced persons can access social programmes.
Support must reach those most vulnerable.
Often these are women and girls who have faced horrific crimes of sexual and gender-based violence before experiencing further hardship in makeshift settlements where further exploitation and abuse can occur.
President, to conclude, there is tangible progress but challenges clearly remain.
Stability and lasting peace can only be achieved through decisive political action by all Haitian stakeholders, working alongside the international community, focused on the needs of the Haitian people, who have already suffered for far too long.
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