Guyana’s candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, has outlined a comprehensive vision for Haiti’s long-term recovery, emphasising sustained international support through peacebuilding, economic revitalisation, environmental restoration and implementation of key UN resolutions.

Speaking during the Regional Dialogue on the Future Leadership of the United Nations, convened by Uruguay in its capacity as the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Tuesday, Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett said that Haiti’s complex challenges require a coordinated, long-term international response.

Drawing on her experience as Chair of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on Haiti and her role in negotiations surrounding Resolution 2793, Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett stressed the importance of fully implementing measures outlined in the resolution by both Haiti and member states across the region.