He added that the UN was ready to support national efforts “to achieve that goal”, in collaboration with regional partners, including the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The Secretary-General also encouraged all Malagasy stakeholders, “including young people”, to work together to address the underlying causes of instability in the country, which has experienced recurrent political crises over the past two decades.
Developing crisis
The statement came as media reports said an elite army unit known as CAPSAT seized power earlier this week, hours after parliament voted to remove President Rajoelina.
Col. Michael Randrianirina, who now controls the military, told reporters he would be sworn in as president on Friday and was open to talks with the AU, which suspended Madagascar’s membership after the end of civilian rule.
Military authorities have reportedly promised elections within two years.
Rajoelina, three times president, left the country between October 11 and 12 after a several-week protest by “Generation Z.”
Humanitarian situation
Beyond the political turmoil, Madagascar continues to grapple with overlapping humanitarian emergencies.
Years of drought, cyclones and locust plagues have devastated crops, while a malaria outbreak has further tested the fragile health system.
Almost 29,000 people already face emergency levels of hunger in the Great South region, a number that is expected to rise to 110,000 by early 2026.
Dujarric warned that funding cuts have further limited UN aid operations, and urged international partners to maintain support for the Malagasy people.