After the French Senate, it's the Socialist International's Turn to Adopt a Resolution in Favor of Haiti

PANAMA.— The Socialist International's Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean has adopted a resolution in support of Haiti amidst multiple crises plaguing the country. This resolution was adopted on May 11, at the initiative of the Haitian Social Democrats Fusion Party.

The Fusion party has launched an international campaign as part of its contribution to the process of restitution and reparation for Haiti by France. These advocacy efforts led to the adoption of a resolution in which the Socialist International's Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean committed to:

• Express its full and complete solidarity with the Haitian people, facing extreme violence and prolonged exclusion, and reiterate its support for legitimate efforts to restore democratic order and the dignity of public institutions.

• Call for urgent, coordinated, and sustainable international mobilization to restore the rule of law, dismantle illegal armed groups, protect the civilian population, and rebuild the essential functions of the Haitian state.

• Support internal consultation dynamics, led by Haitian civil and political actors, with a view to a national agreement leading to free, transparent, inclusive elections under international supervision.

• Encourage strengthened cooperation between Haiti and the states of the hemisphere, as well as competent international organizations: notably the UN, OAS, CARICOM, CELAC, the African Union, the European Union, and key partners such as the United States, Canada, and France in a spirit of co-responsibility, without imposition or tutelage.

• Recommend that the joint committee created by France formulate recommendations commensurate with the historical financial damage suffered by Haiti, with a view to just and concrete reparation.

• Propose the urgent creation of a regional fund for institutional reconstruction and human development, supported by countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, to finance strategic projects in health, education, justice, youth employment, and climate resilience.

• Issue a solemn appeal to host countries to ensure dignified treatment for Haitian migrants in accordance with international law, both in return procedures and regularization mechanisms.

Through this resolution, the Socialist International recognizes the deplorable state of the situation, and Haiti's need to obtain the support of the international community through a contingency plan that can revitalize the nation and restore confidence to the people.

This resolution also highlights the urgency of a coherent, coordinated, and respectful international response to Haitian sovereignty, which can guarantee the security, democratic governance, and social protection essential for a future freely chosen by Haitian men and women.