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Final Point Movement
Open Letter to Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Haiti, June 16, 2026
Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations,
The General Coordination of the Final Point Movement and its partner organizations would like to remind you, during your recent visit to Haiti, that:
Haiti is a founding member state of the United Nations. It is also a distinguished signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed, adopted, and proclaimed in 1948.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was inspired by the original Act of Independence of Haiti and by the Haitian Constitution of 1805, both of which advocated freedom and racial equality at the very beginning of the 19th century.
Today, Haiti stands as a glaring example of the failure of the United Nations and a complete departure from the fundamental objectives of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Indeed, the principles and rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are not being upheld in Haiti.
Even the right to life has been denied in Haiti by armed gangs, despite the presence of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).
Moreover, in 2005, the United Nations Security Council adopted the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle in order to combat abuses of power, mistreatment, human trafficking, violations of human rights, and crimes against vulnerable populations.
Unfortunately, in Haiti, for several years, the population—often with the complicity or inaction of public authorities—has been exposed to all forms of violence. Banditry and violent crimes continue to spread throughout several regions of the country, particularly in Artibonite and the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area.
Citizens are unable to move freely because armed gangs have established illegal toll checkpoints along national roads.
Approximately 1.7 million people have been displaced from their homes by armed gangs.
An estimated 6.5 million people are living in severe food insecurity.
For the past ten years, the country has not held elections to renew its political leadership.
Nearly five years ago, a sitting President was assassinated. To this day, Haiti remains under a transitional regime that refuses to organize elections and restore peace and security throughout the country.
Since June 2021, armed gangs have established a system of « lost territories » across Haiti.
Mr. Secretary-General António Guterres,
Therefore, the Final Point Movement respectfully calls upon you to recognize that Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations and a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In light of the 2005 Responsibility to Protect framework, the resolution of Haiti’s political and security crisis should be treated as a priority by the United Nations Security Council.
The current situation in Haiti has serious negative repercussions on the credibility, role, and very existence of the United Nations as an institution committed to the protection of human rights and international peace and security.
We trust that this appeal will receive your full attention.
Respectfully,
Par
Ulysse Jean Chenet
General Coordinator
Final Point Movement
Phone: (+509) 4183-9811 / 4458-0309
Email: [email protected]
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