On the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret

B100411/2025

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret

(2025/2905(RSP))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to Rule 150 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. Whereas in September 2025, Cabaret was hit by a deadly gang attack following the killing of a local gang leader;

B. Whereas Haiti’s political institutions remain paralyzed with no viable post-2026 governance plan, while the underfunded Multinational Security Support Mission faces personnel and equipment shortages; whereas the Security Council authorized its transition to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), funding sources remain unclear;

C. Whereas in the first eight months of 2025, over 4,000 homicides occurred and nearly 1.4 million people, half of them children, were internally displaced despite the absence of a comprehensive plan;

D. Whereas the assassination of President Moïse in 2021, disputed leadership, rising gang federations like the G9 Family and Allies led by Jimmy Chérizier (“Barbecue”), and pervasive corruption have undermined Haiti’s government, eroded public trust and fuelled widespread social unrest and political instability;

E. Whereas criminal gangs, enjoying near-total impunity, have entrenched parallel governance across Haiti, using assault, looting, massacres, and sexual violence to instil fear and consolidate control, leaving girls and women especially vulnerable and survivors with limited access to protection and care;

F. Whereas the expansion of gang rule has prompted the rise of self-defence brigades, some of which reportedly operate in coordination with the police, further fuelling violence;

G. Whereas Haiti is facing harsh migrations policies from the United States (US) and the Dominican Republic, with the US planning to end Temporary Protected Status and significantly reducing humanitarian aid, suspending around 80% of funded programs.

1. Calls on the transitional government to prioritize justice, humanitarian aid and reparations for survivors of sexual violence; coordinate and implement all security measures;

2. Calls on all Haitian political, social, and economic actors to forge a national pact to ensure stabilization and prevent armed group financing and trafficking of weapons;

3. Calls on the EU to support comprehensive demobilization, reconciliation, and reintegration programs, especially for children, and to address stigma, cycles of revenge, and human rights violations, including through concrete efforts to promote peacebuilding;

4. Call on the EU to increase meaningful support for urgent humanitarian needs and long-term development, while establishing strict monitoring mechanisms to ensure that all funding directly benefits Haitian people, safeguards the enjoyment of human rights, and effectively meets their humanitarian needs;

5. Calls on the EU to adopt a coordinated, long-term coherent strategy, with binding commitments and adequate funding to support security, development and political transition in Haiti, ensuring the active participation of Haitian civil society, and backing the establishment of a full-fledged UN mission;

6. Calls on the EU to ensure that the new GSF is backed by clear funding, increased personnel, operational bases, accountable donor commitments, and transparent operations that uphold Haitian sovereignty, protect human rights, and address root causes of instability;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Haitian authorities.