Support for Haiti Needed Now ‘More Than Ever’, Security Council Hears
2025-01-22 12:00
United Nations, New York – The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on 2025-01-22 to discuss the situation in Haiti, which has been hit by a series of crises in recent months, including a devastating earthquake and a political crisis.
Helen La Lime, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, told the Security Council that the country was facing “unprecedented challenges” and that support from the international community was needed now “more than ever.”
La Lime said that the earthquake had killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 12,000. She said that the earthquake had also caused widespread damage to infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and homes.
La Lime also said that the political crisis in Haiti was “deepening.” She said that the country’s parliament had not met since January 2023, and that the president, Jovenel Moïse, was ruling by decree. She said that the lack of a functioning parliament was “hampering the country’s ability to respond to the earthquake and other challenges.”
The Security Council members expressed their condolences to the people of Haiti and pledged their support for the country. They called for an end to the violence and for a peaceful resolution to the political crisis.
The Security Council also called for increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti. The members said that the international community needed to do more to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives and recover from the earthquake.
The meeting was held under the presidency of the United States, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January 2025.
Support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’, Security Council hears
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