In the heart of his speech was the urgency of freeing himself from spiral violence, along with a call to close what he described as two centuries of historical injustice.
Laurent Saint-Cyr painted a gloomy image: murders, gang violations, famine and more than one million displaced people.
“It is a war between criminals who want to impose violence as a social order and a disarmed population that struggles to preserve human dignity,” he said.
Armed gangs now control much of the capital, the portable prince and continue to spread terror throughout the country.
Thin -stretched support mission
During the last 15 months, a multinational security support mission directed by Kenya (MSS), authorized by the Security Council but depends on voluntary contributions, has tried to restore stability.
Of the 2,500 police initially promised, less than 1,000 have been deployed. While the force assured the main airport of Haiti and reopened some roads, he has not stopped the slide of Port-Au Prince in the nearby anarchy.
“His courage was not enough to contain the crisis,” Saint-Cyr told the UN General Assembly.
Press for a new ‘suppression force’
With the mandate of MSS due to expiring in early October, Haiti, backed by the United States and Panama, urges the creation of a gang suppression force of 5,500 people.
Washington wants the new mandatory mission under chapter VII of the UN Charter, allowing the use of force against threats to peace.
The proposal includes a new UN Support Office in Haiti and a clear mandate: neutralize gangs, ensure key infrastructure and restore minimal institutional stability.
“Haiti wants peace. Haiti is waiting for peace. Haiti has the right to peace,” said Saint-Cyr, warning against a security vacuum if the current mission ends. According to reports, a vote is expected in the next few days.
Uninjected political transition
Security alone, however, will not resolve Haiti’s agitation. Since the murder of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, the country has been without a elected government. Successive provisional administrations have not been able to restore order.
The Transition Council, formed in 2024 after a commitment negotiated by the Caribbean Community of Nations (CARICOM), has the task of organizing the elections.
Saint-Cyr said that more than 85 percent of the electoral centers have been identified and $ 65 million have been secured. “The Haitian people must be able to choose their leaders,” he said, calling free and credible elections to end the provisional state.
The ‘rescue’ of independence
The Haitian leader also pressed for the repairs of France, recalling the ordinance of 1825 that forced Haiti to pay 150 million gold francs in exchange for the recognition of independence, a “rescue” that drained its economy until 1947, he told the delegates.
“Our voice arises to demand repairs, not in a spirit of revenge, but with a concern for justice and truth,” he said. The National Assembly of France recognized injustice in June, and Haiti has since established a National Committee for Repairs and Restitution.
“France now has the opportunity to write a new page in its history with Haiti,” insisted Mr. Saint-Cyr, echoing the broader debates about colonial repairs.
Beyond historical reflections, the Haitian leader said it was urgent to stop the power of gangs. “Every day that passes, it benefits the gangs that are suffocating Haiti,” he warned. “If the Security Council does not act quickly, the country runs the risk of sinking more into chaos.”