Haiti leader makes case for reparations during UN appeal for help with gang violence

The head of Haiti’s presidential transition appealed for “global solidarity” Thursday during his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, while also endorsing a Biden administration push for a formal U.N. peacekeeping mission in his crisis-wracked nation. Edgard Leblanc Fils, who spoke as the head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, said as the world’s first Black independent nation, Haiti “is today the greatest victim of a historical injustice, which has not only delayed our development but saddled our people with a burden.”