UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Haiti next Tuesday for a solidarity visit, UN Deputy Spokesman, Farhan Haq, announced Monday.

He said that Guterres will meet men, women and children whose lives have been affected by violence and “will see firsthand the humanitarian and security challenges facing the country, as well as efforts by national authorities and the international community to restore stability and support the Haitian people”.

Haq said that while in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country, the secretary-general will assess the support given by the United Nations to Haiti in facing its multidimensional crisis, including the logistical and operational support to the Gang Suppression Force, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2793.