In a high-stakes address to the United Nations Security Council on April 23, 2026, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé delivered an urgent appeal to the global community, calling for rapid, concrete and scaled-up support to curb the country’s spiraling insecurity crisis.
The prime minister was joined by a senior Haitian government delegation that included Foreign Minister Raina Forbin, Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Sandra Paulemon, Special Advisor Guerly Leriche, and Erick Pierre, Haiti’s Permanent Representative to the UN headquarters in New York.
Opening his remarks against the backdrop of one of the most severe security crises the Caribbean nation has faced in recent decades, Fils-Aimé reaffirmed that reestablishing full state authority across Haitian territory stands as his administration’s top policy priority. He stressed a foundational point for the country’s future: “Without security, there can be neither democracy nor development.”
The prime minister acknowledged the early progress that national security forces, backed by the Gang Repression Force (FRG), have made in pushing back against armed gang control. Even so, he emphasized that the full, rapid deployment of the FRG is a critical unmet need, and that the force must be paired with sufficient funding, equipment and personnel to match the scale of the challenge at hand. Rejecting vague pledges of future support, Fils-Aimé made clear that the Haitian people require immediate action rather than empty promises, calling on all international partners to follow through on the commitments they have already made to Haiti’s stability.