At the UN, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé Puts the Dignity of the Haitian People at the Heart of His Appeal

Addressing the 81st UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé made human dignity the common thread of his speech, presenting Haiti as a nation determined to take its destiny back into its own hands — with the international community’s support rather than under its tutelage.

Invoking the legacy of Toussaint Louverture, Dessalines and the founders of the first free Black republic, he declared that “Haiti is standing,” despite gang violence and the suffering of the population.

He stressed the need to protect the dignity of migrants, fight arms trafficking and bring justice to the victims of massacres.

The head of government laid out a vision in which security, elections and economic recovery are the three pillars of a lasting return to peace.

He also called for a paradigm shift — from aid to investment — to offer young people and women real prospects for the future.

Closing with Toussaint Louverture’s image of the “tree of liberty,” Fils-Aimé presented peace as Haiti’s next great historic rendezvous with its restored dignity.