Haiti Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Foreign relations=== {{Main|Foreign relations of Haiti}} Haiti is a member of a wide range of international and regional organizations, such as the United Nations, CARICOM, [[Community of Latin American and Caribbean States]], [[International Monetary Fund]], [[Organisation of American States]], {{Lang|fr|[[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie]]|italic=no}}, [[OPANAL]] and the [[World Trade Organization]].<ref name="CIA World Factbook β Haiti"/> In February 2012, Haiti signaled it would seek to upgrade its observer status to full associate member status of the [[African Union]] (AU).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4863-haiti-diplomacy-haiti-becomes-a-member-of-the-african-union.html |title=Haiti becomes a member of the African Union |publisher=Haitilibre.com |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref> The AU was reported to be planning to upgrade Haiti's status from observer to associate at its June 2013 summit<ref name="haitics">{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2012/0229/Long-distance-relationship-Haiti-s-bid-to-join-the-African-Union |title=Long distance relationship: Haiti's bid to join the African Union |last=Sampson |first= Ovetta |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> but the application had still not been ratified by May 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/despite-reports-haiti-not-joining-the-african-union/|title=Despite reports, Haiti not joining the African Union|work=PBS NewsHour|access-date=5 April 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page