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With security deteriorating, cholera on the rise, and after criminal gangs seized the main port and blocked fuel supplies, Haiti is going through one of its worst crises. The UN Security Council is discussing a military intervention requested by Haiti, a move with which Russia and China were cautious, while the United States expressed support. Meanwhile, in the Caribbean country there were protests against the possible arrival of foreign troops.
The extreme social, political, health and security crisis in Haiti generates divisions in the UN. China and Russia were reluctant to send a foreign mission to the Caribbean nation, where thousands of citizens took to the streets to reject the possible intervention, in addition to requesting the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who in recent days requested international help to control the situation.
Currently, the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas are under the control of criminal gangs, making it difficult for both supplies and medical aid to enter. At a time when the nation is experiencing an outbreak of cholera that has left dozens dead.
The US and Mexico propose two resolutions before the UN Security Council: one to punish those responsible for the crisis and another to allow the intervention of international forces.
In the past, a UN mission, MINUSTAH, caused multiple conflicts in Haiti: from an outbreak of cholera that killed some 10,000 people, to accusations of rape of children and adults, among other scandals.
We analyze the crisis in Haiti from the hand of our guests:
– Robenson Glesile, Haitian writer, political analyst and human rights activist.
– Louis Jean-Pierre Loriston, doctor in Political Science and Public Administration.
