The European Union welcomed, on Tuesday 25 October, the resolution on Haiti adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday 21 October, which provides a framework for sanctioning gang leaders and their financiers, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness that have fuelled a major humanitarian crisis.
“The sanctions regime established by the UN will be swiftly transposed into EU law”, the European External Action Service spokesperson said in a statement.
The sanctions regime includes a targeted asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on those who engage in or support criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks.
“The EU is extremely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Haiti, which has now reached unsustainable levels with a lack of fuel, medicines, food and water”, the statement said.
“It urges all political actors to constructively engage in meaningful negotiations to overcome the current political crisis and its security and humanitarian consequences”.
The EU recalls that it “is a long-standing partner of Haiti” and underlines that it “remains engaged in supporting Haiti’s stabilisation, including by contributing to the strengthening the National Police of Haiti”. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)