Discurso do Representante Permanente, Embaixador Sérgio França Danese, em reunião conjunta do Conselho Econômico e Social (ECOSOC) e da Comissão de Construção da Paz (PBC) sobre o Haiti - 11 de junho de 2025 (texto em inglês)

 Chair, colleagues,

It was high time we held this meeting. The protracted crisis in Haiti has old roots and complex causes. They should be addressed in a holistic manner. There are no silver bullets for the current situation in Haiti.

Still, there is a very urgent need that comes to the forefront. Unaddressed, that urgent need hampers our ability to respond to other equally important ones.

Security must be re-established in Haiti right now. Haitians can no longer stand the recurring cycles of violence that claim lives, spread hunger and forcibly displace people.

Challenges to the political, social, and economic stability of Haiti require international engagement, which must be carried out in accordance with international law.

We must also tackle the underlying causes of the Haitian crisis, if possible improvements in security are not to be short-lived.

We cannot neglect Haitian development needs. Nor can we ignore that the lack of livelihood leads people, especially children and youth, to swell the ranks of the gangs.

In addition to raising more resources for Haiti's security and humanitarian needs, we must strengthen technical cooperation, and contribute, in consultation with Haitian authorities, to the design of a long-term development strategy.

We must also assist Haiti in reforming its security sector and strengthening its Judiciary. The fragility of the rule of law and of institutions has been the breeding ground for the expansion of the gang's reign of violence.

Sexual and gender-based violence runs rampant, disproportionately affecting women and girls. With the support of international community, specific initiatives should address this scourge. At the same time, women and girls must have a prominent role in Haitian-led efforts to promote durable peace in the country.

Brazil looks forward to the renewal of BINUH's mandate, supported by adequate resources, and of ECOSOC's Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti in July.

From its recent experience chairing the PBC, Brazil is convinced that the Commission may have an important role to play in Haiti. In particular, it can be useful in bringing different actors together, including international financial institutions, to support locally led peacebuilding initiatives once the current critical security situation is somehow stabilized.

This Friday, on the margins of the Brazil-Caribbean Summit, we will be holding a meeting on Haiti's challenges. Our goal is to exchange views on the country's multidimensional crisis with our Caribbean friends and on how best to support efforts for the stabilization of Haiti.

We hope initiatives like the meeting in Brazil and this joint meeting here today can restore the sense of urgency needed to address Haiti's challenges.

Thank you.