The new Prime Minister of Haiti, Garry Conille, took office this Wednesday in the midst of an unprecedented crisis in the country, which, he admitted, faces “great challenges”, such as insecurity and political instability, and whose citizens “cannot wait any longer”.
Conille took office along with his cabinet, made up of 18 portfolios and 14 ministers (some will lead two departments). Of them, four are women and, among them, Dominique Dupuy will be in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs and the portfolio of Haitians Living Abroad.
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A Transitional Presidential Council was formed in April to take the reins of the country after the resignation of controversial Prime Minister Ariel Henry. This body was responsible for appointing an interim prime minister and chose Garry Conille, a doctor by training and until now regional director of Unicef.
At the inauguration ceremony, Conille outlined a critical overview of the situation in Haiti, mired in a multidimensional crisis that worsened with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021 and awaiting the deployment of a multinational mission that, with the support of The UN will lead Kenya to help local police confront violence.
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Haiti “is not doing well (…) We have to look for the best and most modern doctors to be able to save it,” Conille said.
Conille recalled that, since its creation, Haiti has had to face political upheavals, social exclusion and peasants who suffer and now, more than 200 years later, “the situation has deteriorated because people do not live in peace, they cannot move freely, children cannot go to school and merchants cannot sell their products to support their families.” “.
“Bandits kill with impunity” and, as a result, “people cannot live in the country, the only hope for our young people is to leave” Haiti, he acknowledged.
He stated that Haiti faces great challenges, including violence and insecurity, which paralyze daily life, while political instability undermines “the very foundations of our society.”
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“People’s expectations are enormous. They cannot wait any longer. The Government must take action,” he stressed and affirmed that his cabinet will work tirelessly to improve the living conditions of all Haitians.
Among the Government’s tasks are public and national security, economic recovery, infrastructure rehabilitation, food and health security, constitutional reform, the rule of law, justice or the holding of elections.
Conille, who asked the population to maintain hope, recognized that “without security there can be no lasting progress” and considered it “crucial” that police and soldiers are well prepared to face current security challenges and that they have of the necessary tools.
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The fight against corruption “will be an absolute priority of my Government,” highlighted Conille, who promised to launch initiatives to promote peace, dialogues leading to the establishment of a credible Provisional Electoral Council to organize general elections, the introduction of economic policies to create employment and encourage investment and the establishment of guidelines to improve basic services.
For his part, the president of the Presidential Transition Council, Edgard Leblanc Fils, reminded the Government of the importance of working together with that entity to fully resolve the crisis in Haiti, but also to restore security and relaunch economic and social activities in a country ravaged by violence.
“The people expect tangible results and will ask us to account,” he stressed.
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