Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica and current President a.i. of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called on the Caribbean Community to provide collective commitment and support to Haiti currently facing security challenges.

"As Chairman of the conference of heads I have indicated, very sincerely, that the Haitian situation is my number one priority,” he said. “We owe it to the Haitian people and it is important that the entire Caribbean Community, not only Heads of Government, but the entire Caribbean Community is engaged and [aware] of the issues confronting Haiti and for us to collectively provide that moral, collective commitment and support to Haiti."

According to Skerrit, CARICOM has to guard against any attitude of weariness towards Haiti coming from various parts of the world "We are in touch with members of the security council, because at the end of the day, it’s the security council that’s going to make a determination as to what kind of support the United Nations can provide."

He further explained that there are countries that wish to provide support, but want to have before a UN decision providing them with the legal cover necessary to be present in Haiti.

SL/ HaitiLibre