Against the backdrop of ongoing political and security instability in Haiti, regional leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have issued a formal statement of unified support for the Haitian people and their transitional government, wrapped up the 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Castries, Saint Lucia on July 8, 2026.
CARICOM’s head of states opened the statement by reaffirming their unshakable solidarity with Haiti, emphasizing that the regional bloc remains fully committed to backing the Caribbean nation’s efforts to reclaim widespread security, rebuild fractured democratic institutions, and restore a functional constitutional order. The leadership specifically welcomed progress made by Haiti’s transitional government under Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, highlighting the administration’s work to shore up national security frameworks, move forward long-delayed electoral planning, and lay the groundwork for what the bloc describes as free, credible, inclusive and peaceful national elections.
While commending the incremental gains the Haitian government has already delivered, CARICOM leaders encouraged the continuation of these targeted efforts to advance the transition. The conference underscored that a successful conclusion to Haiti’s current transitional period is non-negotiable for enabling Haitian citizens to exercise their democratic right to select their own leaders through a legitimate, transparent electoral process. Leaders also echoed support for the transitional government’s continued focus on the country’s most pressing immediate priorities: reestablishing baseline security across the country, cementing broad political stability, and pushing the electoral process across the finish line.
A core pillar of CARICOM’s support centers on strengthening Haiti’s domestic security institutions. The bloc repeated its call for the full operational deployment of the multinational Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and the renewal of its mandate, stressing that security and stability in Haiti are inextricably linked to the safety and prosperity of the entire Caribbean region. Uncontrolled gang violence and political collapse in Haiti would create spillover effects that threaten all neighboring CARICOM member states, the statement implied.
CARICOM further reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing close collaboration with Haitian national authorities, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and a broad coalition of other international partners. The goal of this coordination is to support Haiti in overcoming its deepening current crisis and create the stable conditions needed to deliver free and credible elections and long-term sustained stability. The bloc also called on all international and regional partners to pursue constructive engagement with Haiti’s current transitional leaders and all key national stakeholders, urging a coordinated, unified approach that centers the interests, safety and long-term future of the Haitian people in all collective action.
In closing, CARICOM leadership expressed confidence that with sustained national commitment from Haitian stakeholders and continued targeted support from both the regional bloc and the broader international community, Haiti will successfully build a secure, stable and democratic future that benefits not only its own people but the entire Caribbean Community.
Founded in 1973 via the Treaty of Chaguaramas, CARICOM revised its founding framework in 2001 to establish a regional single market and economy. Today, the bloc counts 15 full Member States and six Associate Members, representing a combined population of roughly 16 million people, 60 percent of whom are under the age of 30. CARICOM organizes its work around four core pillars: economic integration, coordinated foreign policy, human and social development, and cross-border security cooperation. The bloc’s ultimate vision is to build an integrated, inclusive, and resilient regional community driven by knowledge, innovation, excellence, and productivity; one that acts as a unified competitive force globally, guarantees human rights and social justice for all citizens, and creates shared opportunity for every resident to reach their full potential. Widely regarded as one of the most successful examples of regional integration in the developing world, CARICOM’s central administrative body, the CARICOM Secretariat, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.