Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy
Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council
meeting on Haiti.
The United Kingdom welcomes the strong regional participation in
this meeting including Foreign Ministers from Haiti, the
Dominican Republic and Colombia as well as the representatives of
Suriname, Canada and Kenya.
President, at least one Haitian was killed, kidnapped or injured
every hour as a result of gang violence in 2024.
Gangs continue to use executions, kidnappings and sexual violence
as tools of oppression against civilians.
This violence, compounded by profound political and economic
instability, has displaced over one million Haitian people,
fundamentally disrupting the fabric of Haitian society.
We call on Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council, Prime
Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and his government, to work
towards the restoration of security in Haiti and to the
establishment of free and fair elections.
We strongly urge all political actors to work together in the
interests of all the Haitian people.
The targeting of commercial aircraft by gangs demonstrates the
dangerous lengths they will go to forcibly exercise control over
Haitian life.
The United Kingdom is deeply concerned about the severe shortages
of food, clean water, and medical supplies, which are
exacerbating the suffering of the Haitian people.
Restoring stability to Haiti is essential to peace and security
in the region. We commend the work of the Multinational Security
Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti and pay tribute to Kenya for their
leadership.
The UK has provided financing to support the mission's human
rights compliance framework.
It is clear that the security challenges are becoming more
complex.
We recognise the request from the Haitian Transitional
Presidential Council to transition the MSS Mission to a UN
Peacekeeping Operation.
We look forward to the Secretary General's report on
recommendations and believe that a peacekeeping operation could
offer the best hope for restoring longer term security for the
government and people of Haiti.
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