In a assertion issued on Saturday by his Spokesman, the UN chief welcomed the publication on Friday, 12 April of a decree formally establishing the Transitional Presidential Council, which is tasked with selecting Haiti’s subsequent prime minister and Cupboard.
“[He] urges all Haitian stakeholders to proceed making progress in setting up transitional governance preparations, together with the well timed appointment of an interim Prime Minister and authorities, and the nomination of the members of the Provisional Electoral Council,” mentioned the assertion.
Additional, the assertion mentioned Mr. Guterres takes observe of the capabilities of the Transitional Presidential Council, together with working with all members of the worldwide neighborhood to speed up the deployment of the Multinational Safety Help (MSS) mission licensed final 12 months by the UN Safety Council.
“He reiterates his name on all Member States to contribute to the MSS,” the assertion concluded.
Amid a political vacuum, Haiti’s highly effective and well-armed gangs have launched coordinated assaults on varied targets since February, together with police stations, prisons, airports, and seaports, ensuing within the resignation in March of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Even because the capital, Port-au-Prince, and far of the encircling space stays within the grip of rampaging gangs, UN humanitarians are persevering with to supply emergency help to these impacted.
Not too long ago, the World Meals Programme (WFP) supplied 19,000 meals to displaced civilians in Port-au-Prince, and college lunches to 200,000 kids in different provinces.
