Situation in Haiti

Topic: 2026 – Situation in Haiti
Country: Denmark
Delegate Name: Amyah Kantz

Haiti continues to face significant challenges of crime, natural disasters, and instability, leading to detrimental impact on its people. The conflict, however, dates back to French control in the 18th century. Haiti finally gained independence in 1804, but debilitating debt substantially hindered Haiti’s ability to grow the nation. The debt was paid in 1947, yet Haiti faced political challenges and armed struggle leading into the present day. Foreign occupation and international involvement over the years intended to address the crisis, though most of it caused long-term instability. In 2010, Haiti faced a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Port-au-Prince, and in 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti. Additionally, since 2000, it is recorded that Haiti has faced at least 11 major hurricanes and numerous other natural disasters. Currently, torrential rain and extreme weather events are only accelerating the need for support and intervention.

The United Nations has already issued a statement that the humanitarian conditions are ever more dire to address, with food insecurity affecting 5.7 million people; displacement doubling to 1.4 million in one year; an under-resourced public health crisis; and the closure of 1,600 schools due to violence, with 1.5 million lacking access to education. It claims that the UN 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $880 million to assist 4.2 million vulnerable people, covering emergency food, shelter, protection, health, and education services. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, even said in August that, “Haiti remains shamefully overlooked and woefully underfunded,” describing the crisis as a responsibility of the Security Council to address. In recent years, UN intervention has proven unsuccessful. However, the delegation of Denmark reaffirms its utmost confidence in the United Nations Security Council to resolve the situation in Haiti.

Denmark largely advocates for peaceful, Haitian-led redevelopment. There are significant concerns regarding the Council’s ability to handle this crisis, but Denmark knows that success can be seen through international cooperation and swift action. On 21 January 2026, Denmark released its statement on tackling the issues in Haiti. Firstly, Denmark openly welcomes the development of the Gang Suppression Force, or Resolution 2793, as well as the need to significantly strengthen the capabilities of the Haitian National Police. Human rights violations and corruption are the root cause of such instability, so this Council must uphold the rule of law. Secondly, Denmark believes that the UN needs to take a larger role in implementing Disarmament, Dismantlement, and Reintegration (DDR) initiatives. Furthermore, addressing the humanitarian crisis through Haiti’s Humanitarian Response Plan and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) can mark new changes for the region. Lastly, Denmark believes that elections and an inclusive democratic process will provide Haiti with the foundation it needs to build a safe and established nation. It is imperative that the UNSC preserves international law and accountability. Frisk covet er halvt vundet

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The United Nations Office at Geneva. “UN Security Council Approves New ‘Suppression Force’ for Haiti amid Spiralling Gang Violence | the United Nations Office at Geneva,” September 30, 2025. https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/news/2025/09/111253/un-security-council-approves-new-suppression-force-haiti-amid.
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UN News. “Keeping ‘Hope Alive for Younger Generations’ in Haiti as Funding Falters,” February 6, 2026. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166906.

Topic: 2026 – Situation in Haiti
Country: Republic of Korea
Delegate Name: Chloe Falkenstern

The Republic of Korea remains gravely concerned about the continued deterioration of the security situation in Haiti. After the loss of the Transitional Presidency Council of Haiti on February 7 of 2026, the Republic of Korea stresses the importance of this Council to act swiftly to prevent any further damage.

The Republic of Korea established relations with the Republic of Haiti in 1962 and has maintained diplomatic communication since. While both countries may not have close formal relations due to regional differences, Korea has supplied aid in times of natural disasters, which has previously occurred during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince in 2010, Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and after an earthquake of similar destruction in 2021. Korea has also provided long term reconstruction aid through the United Nations Development Program, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund. For this Council, the Republic of Korea believes it is pivotal to understand the long term impact of these natural disasters on the country, and they must also be considered when discussing potential solutions to the conflict in Haiti.

Additionally, Korea has supported past attempts to quell the ongoing situation in Haiti through United Nations Security Council Resolutions creating the Mandate for the United Nations Office in Haiti (BINUH), the task force for the Multinational Security Support Mission, and most recently, the Gang Suppression Force. Created as a response to the ongoing violence in Port-au-Prince after the 90% occupation of gang forces, the Republic of Korea has supported the mission and pledged nearly 10 million USD and encourages other member states to do the same, if they are capable.

While this mission will help target gang violence militarily in Haiti, other problems remain unaddressed. Korea would like to pinpoint the ongoing humanitarian crisis as one of these issues, where women and children primarily bear the brunt of the conflict. Recent reports indicate that gangs use sexual violence to strike fear into and control communities, and the number has only increased by the day. This number has increased by 25% against women and 1,000% against children. The United Nations is also faced with the issue of delivering aid to the island nation, as nearly all ports in Port-au-Prince are run by gangs, specifically the G9 and G-Pep. In addition to this, Haiti faces the issues of narcotrade and small guns trade. The ongoing political situation has significantly worsened since the near-ousting of current Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime and the dissolution of the TPC, creating a fragile situation as there is no clear path forward for the executive branch of Haiti’s government.

This situation is multifaceted and intertwined, therefore this Council must address the broader structural issues through a multidimensional approach to this conflict and a comprehensive resolution addressing aforementioned issues.

In regards to these problems, Korea recommends the following. Korea recommends that the Security Council establish a long term fund to better address the humanitarian situation, especially in relation to national disaster relief and food scarcity in the region. Furthermore, Korea hopes that arms-producing nations will consider placing an arms embargo upon Haiti until further action is taken by the previously established mission to lessen the conflict. Such measures are essential for the ability of the Security Council to enact any solution. Korea would also like to see the Council reaffirm international support for BINUH in times of political instability in Haiti, and create a partnership with local organizations like CARICOM to achieve the scheduled elections within the next year, as the Caribbean remains an essential geopolitical location whose stability is critical in international security. Korea is also hoping that the Council will consider further sanctioning those involved with gangs in Haiti, adding on to the list of sanctioned individuals from Resolution 2794 of 2025.

The Republic of Korea firmly believes that the situation in Haiti demands coordinated, sustained, and multifaceted action from the international community. Military stabilization alone will not resolve the crisis. Humanitarian relief, political legitimacy, and long-term institutional rebuilding must proceed simultaneously. Korea remains committed to supporting the Haitian people through multilateral cooperation and urges this Council to adopt a comprehensive and decisive resolution that restores stability, protects vulnerable populations, and lays the foundation for durable peace in Haiti.

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Topic: 2026 – Situation in Haiti
Country: France
Delegate Name: Tatum Grimes

Topic: 2026-Situation in Haiti
Country: French Republic
Delegate Name: Tatum Grimes

For nearly the entirety of its history as a nation, Haiti’s people have been subject to unimaginably cruel conditions. The current situation is not unique when considered within the context of that history, and any plan that seeks to ameliorate the troubles that currently plague the people of Haiti must recognize said context and work towards a solution that offers the country a way forward that won’t simply lead back to where we are today. The UN’s current means of supplying aid have proven to be grossly insufficient, and the United States’ cuts to USAID have only worsened the situation. In 2020 the United States provided nearly two thirds of the overall funding for the UN’s humanitarian response plan in Haiti1, and the rest of the world has not picked up the slack. Securing new sources of funding for our relief efforts in Haiti needs to be the first step of a long process of bringing stability to the country. This does not, however, mean that after said funding is provided it can be allocated in the manner it was before. It is the opinion of The French Republic that there needs to be a radical overhaul in the both the actions and goals of the United Nation’s Haitian relief mission. There has been a tendency among some members of this council to conflate sovereignty and self-determination, and our efforts need to be more concentrated on the ladder. We can no longer pretend that the Haiti Transitional Presidential Council, who is yet to select a replacement for Alix Didier Fils-Aime, represents the Haitian people in any meaningful way, and it is a mistake to place respect for its authority over the safety of the Haitian people.

France’s history regarding Haiti has been one that the current Republic deeply regrets and will do everything in its power to make up for. President Macron has joined a commission with to establish exactly how much and in what form reparations should be paid for the over twenty billion dollars extorted from the nation for gaining its independence2. France is fully willing to invest very large sums of money into both helping Haiti through its current crisis and building new infrastructure to secure a better future for the country and its people. We also understand that simply funding existing plans isn’t enough and that France has a responsibility to engage in open dialogue with the Haitian people about how to best invest in their country. But before such a discussion can even begin, the people of Haiti need to be freed from the rule of gangs and criminals, and this can only be done with a plan that allows for the UNSC to take concrete action towards a goal, rather the exclusively preventative measures being taken right now.

There are three key actions that must be taken by this council if we want children being born in Haiti right now to ever know a nation free from violence and fear. The first action is to authorize offensive missions against the gangs occupying Port-au-Prince. For far too long, the UN has settled for creating refugee camps protected by peacekeepers who are in many cases not permitted to use lethal or even violent means to protect their residents3. Not only does that need change, but we should be taking the fight to the gangs occupying the city by funding and coordinating with Haitian law enforcement. The next step needs to be for the UN to work with the free parts of Haiti to establish a transitionary authority that has the support and recognition of the people. The HTPC, while noble in concept, has been a mess with no real power or control. This new emergency government needs to be created with both economic and military backing from UN member nations and hold legitimacy with the people. The final step is putting in place a long-term fund and plan for Haiti after the current crisis is over. The international community must support the return of free and fair elections to Haiti, and the UN should have a commission in place to be prepared for combating natural disasters and political instability that are common in the country.

For years now, the UN has treated this crisis as the kind of thing that will handle itself eventually, and aid as a temporary necessity while the situation cools down. It should be all too clear that the situation will not cool down without active involvement by world powers. When the Bosnian genocide was occurring, the United Nations sat on its hands while thousands of people were massacred. Things only improved in the region when the United States made the decision to take matters into its own hands and militarily engage with those committing atrocities. The United States isn’t going to bail us out again, and the UN needs to learn how to take concrete action itself. If we allow the people of Haiti to suffer without help, no one will be there for us when we need it.

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“Haiti: Soaring Number of Displaced Desperately Need Protection and Aid Priority, UN Experts Urge.” OHCHR, 2024, www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/haiti-soaring-number-displaced-desperately-need-protection-and-aid-priority.

Topic: 2026 – Situation in Haiti
Country: Guyana
Delegate Name: Ryland Ogrodowski

SIMUN 2026
Delegation: Guyana
Committee: UNSC
The crisis in Haiti is one that has raged for years. The Haitian people are met with increases in kidnapping, sexual violence, displacement, internal improvement failure for the nation, and more. Ever since President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in 2021, the nation has been under a power crisis leading to the corruption of the nation. Though the country was on this rise before Moïse’s death with the nation for over a decade not having a presidential election due to the millions struggling from the humanitarian crisis (Dickinson). To add to these issues, Haiti is a tropic nation that faces hurricanes, flooding, droughts, and earthquakes frequently (Dickinson). This leaves more people vulnerable and in need of aid. To add to this fire since authority is limited, gang violence thrives with 8,100 killings from January to November 2025 (Dickinson). In response, the UNSC created the Multinational Security Support Mission used to combat gang force and protect the Haitian people (Security). This mission to protect human rights seemingly worked, but its impact has been slowed due to implementation questions. This leaves the UNSC to find new and faster ways to protect the people of Haiti.
Guyana is a nation divided into two parties like many others. But due to the nation’s history with colonization and slavery they have racial sensibilities of their respective constituencies (VanCooten). The PPP/C is mostly Indian Guyanese decent, and PNCR is mainly African Guyanese decent (VanCooten)therefore, when it comes to the political state of the nation. Guyana has struggled for years on agreements and division within both parties. But something both sides can see is how the situation in Haiti grows for the worse on the Haitian people. Guyana is one of the nations that is a part of the Caricom, a 15-member body of nations in the Caribbean, with the headquarters being in Georgetown, Guyana (Caricom). In one of the most recent meetings, it was noted “with great concern” the “internal turmoil” taking place in its member state, Haiti, and is urging “stakeholders to put the future of their people and country above all else” (Caricom). Whilst Haiti wrote to Caricom Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, seeking the intervention of the grouping in “the immediate creation of the mediation and transfer of power committee,” (Caricom). This was to help efforts to try to remove the Prime Minister within 30 days starting January 23rd (Caricom). Previously, Guyana for Caricom in 2024 set aside $123 million in humanitarian aid, mainly for Haiti (Guyana). The money for Haiti was supposed to be used toward relieving gang violence and helping with the aftermath of hurricane Beryl (Guyana). Guyana and the other Caricom nations want to see Haiti thrive and grow but this must start with regulations in the UNSC so that other communities like Caricom can be effective in aiding the issue.
Therefore, the Delegation of Guyana proposes many actions that need to be taken to help the Haitian people. These steps can be parts of the already established Multinational Security Support (now GSF) to strengthen the impact they have already created in Haiti. First, to combat the sexual violence, there must be UN run hotlines set up for women in crisis and UN run women and children shelters created. This hotline will be anonymous for any woman in Haiti to get the help she needs to get out of a dangerous situation. The women can call the hotline then be instructed on the other end by a UN worker on a safe place where a UN officer deployed from nations helping Haiti like Kenya, Guyana, etc. to be picked up and taken to a UN run women’s and children’s shelter. This, due to gang violence, would ideally also allow travel by boat to take the women and children to either another safe island or country within Caricom that allows these migrants to come in and the shelters to be built. Next, natural disaster implementations need to be taken. This will involve a UN run group that comes in to help relieve the area after a natural disaster has taken place. This will be comprised of members from supporting nations who will bring in pop up hospitals, schools, and shelter for people affected by hurricanes, flooding, droughts, and earthquakes in Haiti. The hospitals can be funded and run by Red Cross, AmeriCares and Doctors Without Borders. UNICEF can help fund and run the pop-up schools, and the shelter can be provided with CARE International and Red Cross. These pop-up institutions will be stationed in safe zones from natural disasters and will be in communities not only to preserve a sense of community and culture but to relieve all the people suffering from the issue to have support from others. In combat against gang violence, MSS is already taking initiatives to stop this epidemic. First, the MSS was replaced in October 2025 with the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). The GSF needs to continue working along the Haitian police force to locate gangs and disarm them whilst also providing humanitarian aid. Along with this Guyana proposes the implementation of community awareness to the issue through education. By providing lectures in schools, posters, courses on gangs and their effects, can help make this new generation more aware of how they can repel the actions taken by the people in their nation. Guyana also believes that if UNSC’s GSF works closely with Caricom leaders, that intervention with Haiti against gangs can be taken a step further with more support from surrounding nations. Guyana also urges the FAO and World Food Programme to help with the hunger crisis a large percent of the population is going through due to lack of aid. From these objectives and the slowing of gang violence Haiti, will be able to rebuild and shape itself as a nation to better itself for its future generations.

Citations:
“Caricom Concerned about Internal Turmoil in Haiti.” Jamaica Observer, 27 Jan. 2026, www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/27/caricom-concerned-internal-turmoil-haiti/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
Dickinson, Daniel. “Haiti Explained: Why the Crisis Is Deepening — And What Comes Next.” United Nations, 21 Jan. 2026, news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166801. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
“Guyana Sets Aside $123M in Humanitarian Aid for Haiti, CARICOM Nations.” Guyana Times, 29 Nov. 2024, guyanatimesgy.com/guyana-sets-aside-123m-in-humanitarian-aid-for-haiti-caricom-nations/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
“Security Council Authorizes Transition of Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti to ‘Gang Suppression Force’.” United Nations, 30 Sept. 2025, press.un.org/en/2025/sc16185.doc.htm. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
VanCooten, Pelham. “Understanding Guyana’S Political Landscape: History, Parties, and Future Elections.” Guyana Tapestry, 1 Jul. 2024, guyanatapestry.com/understanding-guyanas-political-landscape-history-parties-and-future-elections/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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