Port-au-Prince, 16 December 2024 - As the Haitian population continues to face widespread acts of violence in and around Port-au-Prince, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reiterates its call on all political actors to redouble their efforts to keep their commitments in order to move towards the restoration of social peace and the organization of elections.

Security efforts will only allow concrete and lasting progress if they are effectively accompanied, in parallel and in a spirit of consensus for the common good, by progress towards the organization of credible, participatory and inclusive elections in Haiti, as soon as possible. In this period of major uncertainty and emergency, political stability is necessary for an improvement in the situation in the country.

In this regard, BINUH welcomes the continued efforts of the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group and hopes that stakeholders play their full role to ensure the success of the transition, in accordance with the aspirations, needs and legitimate interests of the Haitian people.

BINUH expresses its firm commitment to continuing to support any effort aimed at restoring the confidence of the Haitian people in their authorities, in complete freedom and independence.

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Published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haïti – BINUH

Contact: Mathias Gillmann, Spokesperson, Email: gillmann@un.org