Ayşe Bağhoruz
13 Mai 2026€Mise à jour: 13 Mai 2026
AA / Istanbul
France emphasizes the urgent need for international mobilization to support Haiti, facing escalated violence and a dramatic humanitarian crisis.
Guadeloupe senator Dominique Théophile alerted the French government about the situation, citing the United Nations: “More than 5,500 deaths in less than a year in 2025, thousands of injuries, massive sexual violence, and nearly 2 million internally displaced persons.”
Dominique Théophile, vice president of the social affairs committee, specified that “the national roads of Haiti are controlled by gangs and the capital is cut off from the rest of the country and the world,” highlighting the extent of the instability. He also emphasized the regional repercussions: “Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Guyana are already seeing the first humanitarian, migratory, health, and security consequences of Haitian instability in a structurally vulnerable region.”
The delegate minister for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, underlined France’s commitment and stated: “We support the police and armed forces. We have contributed to the establishment of a new international gang suppression force under the mandate of the United Nations. The first Chadian soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince in April, and a total of 5,500 military and police personnel are expected by October.”
He also mentioned that France mobilized 40 million euros in 2025, distributed among security (4 million), humanitarian aid (17 million), and development (17 million). Haddad also confirmed the consideration of an international conference to support Haiti, as proposed by the senator.
Sentor Dominique Théophile stressed the importance of a historical reparative gesture: “The time for memories and reparations… this gesture by France could constitute a first act of historical reparation towards the Haitian people.”
The minister declared that France will continue its commitment in terms of security, humanitarian aid, and development, while exploring diplomatic initiatives to rally the international community around Haiti.
According to the United Nations, the humanitarian situation is deemed “untenable,” with daily violence and a collapse of public authority. French overseas territories, geographically close, are directly affected by the migratory and security effects of this instability.
