Haiti's Foreign Minister Raina Forbin Joins CELAC–African Union Meeting at UN
The foreign affairs and religious affairs minister took part in talks on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, according to Le Nouvelliste.
Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs, Raina Forbin, took part on September 22, 2026, in a meeting of foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) with the African Union (AU), Le Nouvelliste reported. The gathering was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. In her intervention, Forbin called for transforming the historical ties linking Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean into forward-looking cooperation, grounded in shared interests and mutually beneficial partnerships, according to the outlet. She also praised the efforts of African countries toward restoring security in Haiti. The participation is part of a broader diplomatic agenda for Forbin at the UN, which according to Le Nouvelliste has included a meeting with her Canadian counterpart Anita Anand and appeals for the international community to move 'from solidarity to action.' No further details on specific agreements or outcomes from the CELAC-AU meeting were provided in the source report.
