Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, in her capacity as Chair of the 2653 Committee, at the Security Council Briefing on the 2653 Committee (Haiti)

Madam President,
It is an honour for me to address the members of the Security Council in accordance with sub-paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2653 (2022), by which the Council decided that the Committee should report on its work on an annual basis. 

In my statement I will provide a brief overview of the work that has been undertaken since the last report by my predecessor to the Council on 12 December 2023. 

To date, in 2024 the Committee has met on three occasions in the format of informal consultations and has held two briefings to Member States. 

On 15 March, the Committee heard a presentation by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts concerning the Panel’s interim report (S/2024/253), submitted pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023), and discussed the findings and recommendations contained in the report. 

On 15 July, during the briefing to all Member States, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts provided an overview of the main findings and recommendations contained in the Panel’s interim report (S/2024/253), submitted pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023). The Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations, as well as delegations of regional States and other Member States, participated in the briefing.    

On 11 September, the Committee heard a presentation by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts concerning the Panel’s final report (S/2024/704), submitted pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023), and discussed the findings and recommendations contained in the report. 

On 08 November, the Committee heard a briefing by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, pursuant to paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022). 

On 11 November, during the briefing to all Member States, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts provided an overview of the main findings and recommendations contained in the Panel’s final report (S/2024/704), submitted pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023). The Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations, as well as delegations of regional States and other Member States, participated in the briefing. 

Madam President, 

The Panel of Experts appointed pursuant to resolution 2700 (2023) submitted to the Council an interim and a final report on 29 March and 30 September, respectively. In addition, the Panel submitted two confidential periodic updates to the Committee during its mandate. These reports provided extremely useful insights on the situation in Haiti, as well as on several individuals who could be responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions that threaten the peace, security or stability of the country. 

The mandate of the Panel was extended until 17 November 2025 pursuant to resolution 2752 (2024) and has been appointment by the Secretary-General on 13 November 2024. 

Madam President,

Security Council resolution 2752 (2024), that renewed the sanctions regimes on Haiti for a period of one year, also directed the Committee to consider expeditiously the update of the list of individuals and entities designated pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), taking into account the reports submitted by the Panel of Experts. 

In this regard, on 27 September, the Committee added two individuals to the list and there are currently seven individuals on the sanctions list of the Committee. Moreover, the Committee remains actively seized of the matter. 

I believe that the 2653 sanctions regime, together with other necessary measures, can contribute to improving the security situation in the country and creating a conducive environment for both the ongoing political transition and for the longer-term political process. 

Finally, I would like to thank Member States for their engagement with the Committee and for participating in meetings of the Committee this year. I encourage Member States to continue to strengthen their cooperation with the Panel of Experts and the Committee. 

Thank you very much, Madam President.