On the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026, a high-stakes bilateral meeting brought together Haitian Foreign Minister Raina Forbin and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand to address the cascading crises gripping Haiti and coordinate international support for the Caribbean nation. The gathering offered a critical platform for the two top diplomats to review the most pressing challenges facing Haiti, from the urgent task of reestablishing nationwide security and laying the groundwork for upcoming democratic elections to alleviating the country’s worsening humanitarian emergency. A central focus of the talks was clarifying how Canada can sustain its backing for the Haitian government’s ongoing efforts to pull the country back from instability. In a key announcement during the meeting, Minister Anand unveiled that Canada will allocate $25.4 million in fresh development aid to bolster three core priority areas in Haiti: security infrastructure, democratic governance, and community-level resilience to ongoing conflict. This new funding package will be directed toward multiple targeted initiatives: it will support campaigns to crack down on systemic corruption and transnational organized crime, expand programs to stop criminal gangs from recruiting vulnerable youth, strengthen support systems and interventions for survivors of gender-based violence, and fund local grassroots peacebuilding projects led by communities across the country. Responding to the announcement, Minister Forbin extended a formal welcome to the new aid package and conveyed the Haitian government’s deep gratitude for Canada’s long-standing solidarity with the Haitian people amid their ongoing struggles. Beyond the new funding announcement, the conversation also centered on the urgent need to revitalize the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and ensure the unit is fully deployed across high-risk areas of Haiti, as part of broader efforts to ramp up the country’s security response to gang violence. Minister Forbin stressed that sustained international partnership support remains indispensable to Haiti’s efforts to restore full security and establish the stable conditions needed for long-term national recovery and development. The meeting concluded with both Haiti and Canada reaffirming their shared commitment to maintaining open, regular dialogue and deepening bilateral cooperation, with a particular focus on advancing security sector reform, shoring up national institutional stability, and delivering tangible improvements to the daily living conditions of all Haitian people.