2026-01-30

UNSC Resolution 2814 extends BINUH mandate one year but Council criticizes Haiti's political stalemate with eight days until CPT mandate expiration. Smith Augustin's January 29 withdrawal letter definitively collapses five-member dismissal coalition leaving Saint-Cyr and Fils-Aime in executive control through February 7 and likely beyond. Opposition plurielle and MORN mobilize demonstrations January 29 through February 7 demanding CPT departure and Supreme Court judge installation or bicephalous transition. US position hardens with Fils-Aime declared essential and CPT dissolution deadline set for February 7 creating diplomatic backing but civil society backlash over foreign interference. TPS work authorization expires February 3 affecting 350000 Haitians including critical healthcare workers with 18-month departure window beginning.