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DATELINE: 22 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
22 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti:
“Armed gangs have maintained their grip on the capital and continued to expand into the Artibonite, the Centre, and most recently the Northwest department, spreading terror among the Haitian population and hindering the functioning of State institutions.”
4. Med shot, Haitian ambassador
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti:
“The scale and impact of internal displacement in Haiti is unprecedented, with more than 1.4 million people displaced. Health, education and food security in affected communities continue to be of major concern. Securing adequate resources is critical to meeting urgent needs, preventing further deterioration, and designing durable solutions.”
6. Med shot, Haitian and Belize ambassador
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti:
“I welcome the adoption of Resolution 2793 authorising the transition to the Gang Suppression Force and the establishment of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti. This decision reflects the continued engagement of the Security Council in supporting the restoration of security in Haiti. More importantly, it has generated a renewed sense of hope among Haitians”
8. Med shot, Haitian and Danish ambassador
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti:
“Amid persistent security challenges, the political process has entered the final months of the current transitional governance arrangements, which foresee the transfer of authority to elected officials by 7 February 2026. The transition clock is ticking. I am concerned that a steady path towards the restoration of democratic governance is yet to emerge.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti:
“The hostile security environment continues to impact the presence of Haiti’s international partners in Port-au-Prince, including the United Nations. Nevertheless, I am leading efforts to swiftly complete the return of all BINUH international personnel to Port-au-Prince, with the goal of achieving 100 per cent staff presence in the capital as a matter of urgency.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“Haiti welcomes the adoption of Resolution 2793 (2025) by this Council, which authorizes the transformation of the Mission into a Gang Suppression Force and the establishment of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti. The government sees this enhanced cooperation as a sign of renewed confidence in the country’s ability to move towards peaceful elections and establish solid democratic governance.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. SOUNDBITE (French) Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“The consolidation of peace requires the implementation of a national disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) policy, focusing on both the removal of illegal weapons and the socioeconomic reintegration of youth. In this regard, the Haitian government calls on BINUH to strengthen its technical and institutional support for this policy.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
UN Special Representative for Haiti said, “I am leading efforts to swiftly complete the return of all BINUH international personnel to Port-au-Prince, with the goal of achieving 100 percent staff presence in the capital as a matter of urgency.”
Addrssing the Security Council today (22 Oct) Carlos Ruiz Massieu said, Armed gangs have maintained their grip on the capital and continued to expand into the Artibonite, the Centre, and most recently the Northwest department, spreading terror among the Haitian population and hindering the functioning of State institutions.”
He also said, “The scale and impact of internal displacement in Haiti is unprecedented, with more than 1.4 million people displaced. Health, education and food security in affected communities continue to be of major concern. Securing adequate resources is critical to meeting urgent needs, preventing further deterioration, and designing durable solutions.”
He welcomed the adoption of Resolution 2793 authorising the transition to the Gang Suppression Force and the establishment of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti.
This decision, he added, “reflects the continued engagement of the Security Council in supporting the restoration of security in Haiti. More importantly, it has generated a renewed sense of hope among Haitians”
He also said, “Amid persistent security challenges, the political process has entered the final months of the current transitional governance arrangements, which foresee the transfer of authority to elected officials by 7 February 2026. The transition clock is ticking. I am concerned that a steady path towards the restoration of democratic governance is yet to emerge.”
He added, “The hostile security environment continues to impact the presence of Haiti’s international partners in Port-au-Prince, including the United Nations. Nevertheless, I am leading efforts to swiftly complete the return of all BINUH international personnel to Port-au-Prince, with the goal of achieving 100 percent staff presence in the capital as a matter of urgency.”
Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, said that his country welcomes the adoption of Resolution 2793 (2025) by this Council, “which authorizes the transformation of the Mission into a Gang Suppression Force and the establishment of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti. The government sees this enhanced cooperation as a sign of renewed confidence in the country’s ability to move towards peaceful elections and establish solid democratic governance.”
He also said, “The consolidation of peace requires the implementation of a national disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) policy, focusing on both the removal of illegal weapons and the socioeconomic reintegration of youth. In this regard, the Haitian government calls on BINUH to strengthen its technical and institutional support for this policy.”
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