Haiti's FM urges international community to move 'from solidarity to action'

Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Raina Forbin, called on the international community to move "from solidarity to action, from commitments to their implementation, and from promises to results," according to Le Nouvelliste. Forbin made the appeal during a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday, September 3, 2026. She argued for the rapid mobilization of the human, financial, logistical and operational resources needed for the full deployment of the 5,500 members of the Gang Repression Force (Force de répression des gangs, FRG). Forbin also urged the OAS, its member states and partners within the inter-American system to provide Haiti's electoral process with "technical, financial, logistical and security support commensurate with the democratic stakes." The remarks come amid broader OAS engagement on Haiti, including calls by Alberto Föhrig, the representative of the OAS Secretary General for Haiti, for Haitian-led solutions, according to Le Nouvelliste. The newspaper reported the statement without providing further detail on specific pledges or timelines from OAS member states.