Garry Conille: Restoring Order in Haiti Amid Rising Gang Violence

Garry Conille, a UN development specialist, arrived in Haiti to assume his role as prime minister. He replaces interim prime minister Michel Patrick Boisvert amid surging gang violence. Conille previously served as Haiti's prime minister from 2011 to 2012 and was UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Garry Conille, a United Nations development specialist charged with restoring order in Haiti, arrived in the Caribbean nation on Saturday to take up his role as prime minister.

This week, a transitional council seeking to pave the way for an election named Conille, who replaces interim prime minister Michel Patrick Boisvert. Conille met Boisvert upon his arrival in the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a government statement.

Conille has been UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean since January 2023. He previously served as Haiti's prime minister from October 2011 to May 2012 under the then-president Michel Martelly.

As Conille steps into his new position, gang violence continues to surge in parts of Haiti's capital and beyond. The country is still waiting for a UN-backed deployment of a police force from Kenya and other nations.

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

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