Caricom Heads of Government, including Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, and the International Partners of Haiti, which included Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations held a coordination meeting on the situation in Haiti in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2699. Haiti, a sister nation of Caricom. was a key focus of the recent 46th Caricom Heads of Government conference in Georgetown, Guyana.
A statement from the Caricom Secretariat said that the coordination meeting was updated on the situation in Haiti by former prime minister of St Lucia and Coordinator of the Eminent Persons Group Dr Kenny Anthony. In the course of a frank and in-depth discussion on the situation in Haiti, the Caricom Heads expressed their deep concern over the continued deterioration of Haiti’s security, its humanitarian and political situation and the continued delay in overcoming the political stalemate, which have blocked the possibility of free and fair elections. Caricom Heads, the statement read, underlined the critical and immediate need for a clear political path forward which should be participatory and inclusive.
