The Caribbean Community (Caricom) urged this Saturday to play a greater leadership role to address the deterioration of the situation in Haiti, after concluding the 44th Meeting of Heads of Government of the organization, which took place in the Bahamas.
"That territory, now facing an internal conflict, is a Member State with which there are moral and political ties and obligations," the Final Declaration highlights, quoted by Latin press.
"The organization needs decisive action as soon as possible to address the growing insecurity and its widespread impact on all facets of Haitian life," they added.
Regional leaders reiterated the relevance of a political agreement adopted on December 21, 2022 to achieve a so-called National Consensus Towards an Inclusive Transition and Transparent Elections in Haiti.
The authorities ratified that proposal, launched by Haiti's interim prime minister, Ariel Henry, but stressed the need for the body to be more inclusive in that direction, and called an early meeting in Jamaica "among the interested parties."
The holders also agreed to participate in another conclave in Haiti with the authorities of that country to help develop a plan to restore security and the rule of law.
Last October, CARICOM expressed its willingness to help Haiti to alleviate the crisis in the nation, which has generated strong protests over high costs of living and fuel shortages.
Using a communicated, published this Wednesday on its website, the heads of government of CARICOM indicated that they received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, who requested "assistance to alleviate the deepening of the humanitarian, security, political and economic crises" in the country.
At the conference, in addition, aspects of food and energy security and financing for climate and health were also analyzed.
The Heads of Government agreed to build international alliances in support of efforts to restore peace and stability to Haiti as essential mechanisms to achieve free, fair and credible elections.
Caricom, made up of 15 member states and five associates, was founded in 1973 in Trinidad and Tobago, through the Chaguaramas Treaty.
The objective of this entity is to promote integration among the Caribbean countries as a subregional body, through economic and commercial union, coordination of the foreign policy of the member states, and cooperation in various areas of common interest.
