Overview

• Edgard Leblanc Fils, head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, supports transforming the current Kenya-led security mission into a formal UN peacekeeping mission.
• Leblanc highlighted the severe impact of gang violence, with 80% of Port-au-Prince under gang control and nearly half of the population facing hunger.
• He called for international recognition of Haiti's colonial past and demanded reparations from France for historical injustices.
• Leblanc's appearance at the UN followed internal political drama and ongoing corruption scandals within Haiti's transitional government.
• The UN Security Council will soon decide on extending the current mission, amid concerns from Russia and China about transforming it into a peacekeeping operation.