Haiti Urges New Partnerships Among Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
Foreign Minister Raina Forbin called for stronger economic ties and cooperation during a CELAC-African Union meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs, Raina Forbin, called for strengthening relations among Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean through economic partnerships and greater cooperation on major international issues, according to Le Nouvelliste. Forbin was speaking on September 22, 2026, in New York at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) with the African Union (AU), held on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The minister's appeal came as Haitian officials pursued multiple diplomatic engagements during the UN gathering, including discussions on security and financing for resilience. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé separately advocated for coordinated international support and met with the UN Secretary-General during the same period, per Le Nouvelliste. The reporting on Forbin's remarks was based on the outlet's account of the CELAC-AU foreign ministers' meeting. Further details of the specific partnerships or commitments discussed were not immediately available beyond the minister's stated call for deeper cross-regional cooperation.