UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Haiti on the establishment of governance arrangements to oversee the political transition in the country.
Guterres met on Sunday with Leslie Voltaire, member of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) whose mandate is to oversee the country’s return to democratic rule as well as ensure peace and stability following the July 7, 2021 assassination of then President Jovenel Moise.
A brief statement following the meeting said that the Secretary General and the Transitional Presidential Council member discussed the need to accelerate progress on both the security and the political tracks to ensure an elected government is in place by February 2026, as agreed by Haitian stakeholders.
“They also agreed to work together to encourage greater international support for addressing gang violence and the humanitarian situation,” the statement said.
Ahead of Tuesday’s opening of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Guterres has been meeting with CARICOM leaders including St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew and Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
The UN said Guterres and Drew “discussed efforts to advance sustainable development and climate action, as well as the importance of the implementation of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index.”
In his meeting with Santokhi, it said Guterres “discussed climate action, reform of the international financial architecture and other issues of importance to Small Island Developing States and low-lying States.
“The President informed the Secretary-General about macro-economic developments in Suriname,” said the UN in a brief statement.
