Fresh off an official working tour of European nations including Italy’s capital Rome, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé did not delay before prioritizing the country’s escalating security crisis. On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, within hours of his return to Haitian soil, Fils-Aimé called together and led an Extraordinary Council of Ministers at the diplomatic lounge of Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, with the deteriorating national security environment as the sole top agenda item.
Against a backdrop of renewed criminal activity that has stoked widespread, well-founded unease across Haitian communities, the Prime Minister issued a firm, clear reaffirmation of the executive branch’s unshakable dedication to reestablishing the rule of law across every region of the country. Participants in the working session conducted a granular, rigorous review of on-the-ground security conditions, ultimately approving a series of explicit directives and actionable policy measures designed to immediately boost the operational capacity of Haiti’s law enforcement bodies. The approved framework establishes a structure for a coordinated, forceful, and long-term response to all categories of criminal activity plaguing the nation.
During the meeting, Fils-Aimé stressed that the Haitian state will not surrender to fear or pressure from violent actors. He confirmed that all required resources are being mobilized to target criminal groups, dismantle transnational and local gang networks, and rebuild durable public safety across the country. The Prime Minister also restated his personal commitment to leading this fight for collective security without relent, urging the Haitian public to remain calm, alert, and united in national solidarity. He emphasized that the state is fully accepting its responsibility to guide the nation out of the ongoing security crisis.
Immediately after adjourning the extraordinary council meeting, Fils-Aimé traveled to the General Directorate of the Haitian National Police (PNH) to extend his direct support to Acting Director General Vladimir Paraison. He publicly commended the work of the PNH High Command and every frontline police officer deployed across the country to counter rising insecurity. The trip served as a tangible reaffirmation of the government’s backing for law enforcement personnel who work daily to restore national stability, and it aligns with the Prime Minister’s previously issued instructions to all state institutions to ramp up offensive operations against the gangs that have terrorized civilian populations in recent months.