UN 2025: Laurent Saint-Cyr Holds Multiple Meetings to Accelerate Security and Economic Recovery in Haiti

On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the President of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council, Laurent Saint-Cyr, has held a series of high-level diplomatic meetings since Monday, September 22, 2025. At the center of discussions: security, elections, and economic recovery. In New York, Laurent Saint-Cyr participated in a high-level meeting on the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM), co-chaired by Kenya, Haiti, and the United States. He reiterated the urgency of restoring security, hailed the efforts already undertaken, and supported the rapid adoption of a resolution to create a Gang Repression Force. “The time for promises, pleas, or endless negotiations is over. The time is for action: urgent, decisive, and concerted action,” he declared. He also met with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. According to a note from the Presidency, discussions focused on the need to secure the country to organize credible elections. Canada reaffirmed its support for the Haitian National Police, for strengthening justice, and for international mobilization in favor of a robust force capable of neutralizing gangs. The Haitian President also met with Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). They discussed the renewal of HOPE/HELP trade preferences, projects for youth, education, health, agriculture, and airport connectivity, as well as a public-private partnership to strengthen electricity production and distribution in the North. In Washington, Laurent Saint-Cyr finally met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin. The two officials discussed the implementation of the roadmap for Haiti and ongoing debates at the UN Security Council. The OAS reaffirmed its support for the electoral process and the transition. Despite the intensity of these exchanges, Haiti remains plunged in waiting. Promises multiply, pleas follow one after another, but the reality on the ground does not change. As long as these commitments do not translate into concrete actions, the country will remain caught in a cycle of meetings and resolutions without real progress. The editorial team