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Good morning. Up to 3.1 Million Adult Haitians Without a Valid ID Card. And In Les Cayes, five young singers turn music into a space to speak about gender. There's more below. But first, today's subject.

Cuban embargo and UN vote

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an end to the embargo against Cuba. Haiti abstained during this vote, which was held on Wednesday, October 28.

The vote. The text gathered 130 votes in favor, 17 against, and 25 abstentions, according to UN News. This is the 34th time the Assembly has adopted such a resolution presented by Havana, although it obtained its lowest support in twenty years. Haiti thus abstained, whereas the country had voted in favor of the text in 2025 according to Rezo Nòdwès.

The tensions. Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla blamed the embargo for shortages of fuel, medicine, and food. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz rejected these arguments by citing US exports to Cuba and attributing the island's difficulties to its government, according to UN News. Furthermore, Cuban officials accused Washington of having threatened countries with retaliation in the event of a favorable vote, according to Al Jazeera.

The blockade. Ahead of this vote, interventions in two ports located in the United States blocked fuel intended for the Cuban authorities with an estimated value of around 3 million dollars, according to RFI — Amériques. This cargo involved a private company hit by restrictive measures since July 2026.

The scope. The resolution adopted by the UN is non-binding. The effective lifting of this embargo, in effect for more than six decades, falls exclusively within the purview of the US Congress.

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Politics

• Canada is concerned about sanctioned individuals running in Haiti's elections
  Ottawa fears that individuals targeted by international sanctions may seek to run in Haiti's upcoming elections. On Friday, October 30, Global Affairs Canada, the equivalent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement regarding the integrity of the electoral process and sanctions.

Security

• Haitian police: Washington awards Shields Point a support contract worth up to $68.9 million
  The U.S. State Department has awarded Shields Point LLC, a company based in Anchorage, Alaska, a contract for subject-matter expertise and logistical support for its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in Haiti, with a potential value of $68.86 million including options.

Justice

• Gary Bodeau files presidential bid, calls transition too long
  Former deputy Gary Bodeau filed his application for the presidency with the Departmental Electoral Bureau (BED) for the West on Thursday, October 29, 2026. He appeared under the banner of the Rekonsilye platform, accompanied by several of its candidates for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.

Economy

• Banks leave their mark on the architecture of several Haitian cities
  Commercial banks are the main bearers of a limited aesthetic modernity in many Haitian cities, according to Le National. The newspaper places this phenomenon over the last forty years, from 1986 to 2026.

News

• Time change: Haiti turns its clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 1
  Haiti returns to standard time overnight from Saturday, October 31, to Sunday, November 1, 2026. At 2 a.m. it will become 1 a.m.: national time will go back 60 minutes, the General Secretariat of the Presidency said in a press note dated October 26 and signed by Secretary General Marie E.
• Juste-Cœur Beaubrun brings the voice of Haitian youth to the One Young World Summit
  Young Haitian leader Juste-Cœur Beaubrun has been selected to take part in the prestigious One Young World international summit, which will be held from November 3 to 6 in Cape Town, South Africa. He is the first Haitian to be invited to this gathering of young leaders from more than 190 countries.
• Standards Bureau Brings Together Public and Private Players on Product Quality
  The Haitian Bureau of Standards brought together government delegates, business representatives and academics at the Hôtel Montana in Pétion-Ville, according to Vant Bèf Info. The meeting was held on Friday, October 30, 2026, to mark World Standards Day.
• Jacmel Launches Extensive Cleanup Campaign
  The Jacmel Municipal Commission, under the supervision of Deputy Mayors Stephanie Edward Lafontant and Julie Leclerc, conducted a large-scale cleanup campaign in Jacmel from October 23 to October 25, 2026.
• Haiti Faces Record Levels of Hunger
  Lauren Landis, the UN World Food Programme’s Country Director in Haiti, warns that hunger levels are worsening and could reach record highs. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) predicts 6.35 million people will face acute food insecurity between March and June next year, a rise from last year's figures.

Around the world

• Ballon d'Or 2026: Controversial Votes Revealed
  France Football released the full results of the 2026 Ballon d'Or vote on Friday, shedding light on several surprising choices among the 100 voting journalists. Harry Kane won by a slim margin of 28 points over Kylian Mbappé.
• United States sends over 600 tons of equipment to benefit the FAdH
  United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Juan Pablo Segura, announced on the social network X on Friday that more than 600 tons of priority equipment from Bangladesh had been airlifted to the Gang Suppression Force (FRG) in Haiti.
• Dr. Jonathan Désir proposes a new security model based on youth
  Dr. Michaël C. O. Jonathan Désir, a doctor of theology and leadership expert, presented a new approach for improving security in Haiti's working-class neighborhoods during the Salon des Invités. According to him, youth must become the main pillar of this collective protection.

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