2026-01-29

The UN Security Council voted January 29 to renew BINUH's mandate for one year until January 31, 2027, providing institutional continuity through new mandates on pre-trial detention support, high-risk detainee handling, and a 90-day DDR options report. The Conseil Electoral Provisoire signed an electoral cooperation agreement with Mexico's National Electoral Institute January 28 to strengthen technical capacity for August elections, though security conditions remain the binding constraint. CARICOM issued a statement January 27 warning that political fragmentation "works only for the benefit of gangs" while an attempt to remove CPT coordinator Laurent Saint-Cyr was aborted January 29 after Smith Augustin opposed the maneuver. With nine days until the CPT mandate expires February 7, 2026, the Saint-Cyr/Fils-Aime executive axis consolidates as the likely continuity government, but constitutional legitimacy remains contested absent a negotiated political accord.