The tense situation in Haiti due to the scourge of gangs and the continuing rise in cholera cases They are operating in favor of approval for a multinational force to act in that Caribbean nation, sources from the US government assured on Wednesday.
“I have spoken with dozens of partner nations around the world about the situation and there is strong support for a multinational force,” Brian Nichols, the State Department’s assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, said in a conference call Wednesday.
To a question from reporters, Nichols denied that the approval of an international force for Haiti is about to be derailed in the UN Security Council. “I don’t think she’s in any danger,” he said.
The senior official clarified that the leadership of a contingent of such magnitude “has not been determined”, however, he estimated that both Canada and other countries that make up the initiative can do so, at the request of the UN Secretary General and Acting Prime Minister of Haitisaid.
Secretary of State travels to Canada
Nichols made the comments in connection with the two-day trip to Canada that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will begin on Thursday.
Secretary Blinken will begin his tour of Ottawa, the capital, and will continue to Montreal where he will hold meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “address the humanitarian crisis in Haiti” and the support of both nations for Ukraine, according to a statement from the ministry. of Exteriors.
The United Nations (UN) warned Tuesday in a statement that suspected cholera cases have doubled from the end of last week to reach 2,000 to date.
Since last September, the Caribbean island has been experiencing a strong climate of violence. The main gangs took control of the main port of the capital, Port-au-Prince, after the government announced the withdrawal of fuel price subsidies.
UN entities have denounced that criminal groups have used kidnapping and rape, including of minors, to intimidate citizens.
USA and Mexico a few days ago led a resolution condemning to the acts of violence and singled out for international sanctions the gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, alias ‘Barbacoa’ as the main perpetrator of organized crime.
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