Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé met, on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington, with the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, to present the Haitian government’s vision in the face of a crisis that continues to weigh heavily on the country. Accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raina Forbin, his special advisor Guerly Leriche, Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States Lionel Délatour, and Ludmilla Buteau Allien, the head of government outlined the main lines of an approach he wants to be both structured and pragmatic.

“The discussions focused on a national situation that remains worrying, marked by the persistent violence of gangs, despite security advances, notably the recovery of certain strategic areas by the National Police,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement following the meeting.