UN Development Specialist Garry Conille Appointed as New Prime Minister of Haiti Amidst Ongoing Gang Violence and Preparations for Multinational Security Support Mission
Conille previously served as UN development specialist and Haiti's prime minister from October 2011 to May 2012
Garry Conille appointed as new Prime Minister of Haiti on June 2, 2024
New government and presidential council need to prepare for elections, appoint provisional electoral council
UN backing deployment of police force from Kenya and other countries for Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti
In a significant development for Haiti, Garry Conille, a United Nations development specialist with previous experience as the country's prime minister from October 2011 to May 2012, arrived in the Caribbean nation on June 2, 2024. The transitional council named Conille as prime minister earlier this week with the aim of paving the way for elections in Haiti. Conille previously served as UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean from January 2023 to present day. As Conille takes up his new post, gang violence continues to be a major problem in parts of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond. The United Nations is currently backing a deployment of a police force from Kenya and other countries to help address the security situation in Haiti. The new government and the presidential council will need to prepare for this Multinational Security Support mission as well as appoint a nine-member provisional electoral council for organizing elections.
Garry Conille, a longtime United Nations civil servant, has been appointed as Haiti’s new prime minister.
Conille has previous experience as Haiti’s prime minister from October 2011 to February 2012.
Armed gangs control over 80% of Port-au-Prince, leading the country to the brink of humanitarian and economic disaster.
More than half of Haiti’s population faces acute hunger, with 1.64 million on the verge of starvation according to the World Food Program.
The United Nations is asking for $674 million for its humanitarian response plan in Haiti, but only 21% of the request is funded.
The new government and the presidential council will need to prepare for the deployment of a Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission and appoint a nine-member provisional electoral council for organizing elections.
