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2023-10-03 12:34 United News Network 24 Hours Around the Corner The picture shows Haitian riot police.Photo/Associated Press
【2023. 10. 3 Haiti】
International reinforcements to combat “gangster rule”?UN authorizes security forces to go to Haiti
“Can security forces authorized by the United Nations rescue Haiti from the cycle of violence?” The United Nations Security Council authorized the dispatch of security forces to Haiti on October 2. This move was at the request of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry – local gangs have been rampant in Haiti for a long time. , homicides and kidnappings are emerging one after another. In 2023 alone, more than 200,000 Haitians fled their hometown. Gangs control food transportation and other freight routes, causing about half of the Haitian population to face malnutrition. Security issues have also continued to delay Haitian elections, and gangs have even threatened to use force. Overthrow the Prime Minister. Although the security force that is about to go to Haiti has been approved by the United Nations, it is not affiliated with the United Nations but is led by Kenya. It is expected to be reviewed after being stationed in Haiti for one year or nine months. The estimated time of arrival in Haiti has not yet been confirmed.
The Caribbean country of Haiti is in deep security trouble. Since October 2022, Prime Minister and Acting President Henry has continued to request the United Nations and foreign governments to intervene and assist in cracking down on the violent gangs that have almost effectively controlled the capital, Port-au-Prince. However, because most countries are worried Dangerous and reluctant to participate, even if the United States assists in coordination, it has been unable to find a country to lead this security mission-until July 2023, Kenya promised to send 1,000 police officers, the Bahamas followed up by sending 150 people, and other Central Americans The countries of Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda have also offered to assist.
On October 2, the 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council voted with 13 votes in favor and 2 abstentions (China, Russia) to authorize this multinational security force to “take all necessary measures” (including force) to assist Haiti. To quell gang violence and restore local security.
The picture shows a public demonstration in Port-au-Prince in September 2023.Photo/Archyde.com
The Security Council resolution condemned “increasing violence, criminality and human rights violations in Haiti, including kidnapping, sexual violence, trafficking in persons and migrants, killings, extrajudicial executions and arms smuggling, which undermine peace, stability and security in the region.” “
After former President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his residence in Port-au-Prince in July 2021, the security situation in Haiti worsened. The Henry government that succeeded the acting president was unelected, which made countries doubtful; in Haiti, Henry is also not supported. The most powerful local gang boss, Jimmy Chérizier, nicknamed “Barbecue” (Barbecue), reported on September 19 that the Security Council is expected to consider whether to send security forces to Haiti. Publicly issued a call to arms to “overthrow Henry’s government”.
Even though the Haitian government is questioned both at home and abroad due to its lack of democratically elected legitimacy, Henry said that fair elections cannot be held until Haiti’s security reaches a basic level. Therefore, after the Security Council passed a resolution to dispatch security forces, it also emphasized the urgent need for Haiti Achieve a “transparent, inclusive and credible electoral process” and seek to hold “free and fair elections”.
This authorization was drafted by the United States and Ecuador. The security force’s activities in Haiti will last for one year and will be reviewed nine months after arriving there. The actual time of arrival in Haiti has not yet been confirmed. Although the force has been authorized by the Security Council, it has not yet been confirmed. It is not a United Nations force but is led by Kenya. Although the United States has not sent personnel to participate, it has stated that it will provide US$100 million in aid funds, including logistics and financial support such as intelligence, air transportation, communications, and medical care.
The picture shows the Haitian gang “G9” who blocked the port, demonstrating in Port-au-Prince on September 19, 2023. Central dark green…
The Security Council resolution also includes expanding the arms embargo to include gangs. The previous embargo only applied to specific individuals. In addition, the Security Council also called on the world to stop selling weapons to Haiti unless it is for security purposes approved by the United Nations. According to Haitian officials say most of the guns used by gangs are imported from the United States.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield issued a statement saying:
“Today’s vote is just the first step. Now the work of the security forces will begin.”
Previously, US President Biden also said at the United Nations General Assembly in September:
“The people of Haiti cannot wait any longer.”
The security forces will provide operational support to the Haitian police. The local police department is severely under-resourced – Haiti has a population of 11.4 million, but only about 10,000 police officers. In addition, the force will also help protect Haiti’s local “critical infrastructure and traffic locations, such as airports, ports and major road intersections”; as gangs control the main roads from Port-au-Prince to the rest of Haiti, local supplies, including food The transportation of goods has been severely affected, and it has even made it difficult for the Haitian people to obtain enough food. About half of the country’s population is malnourished, and the inflation rate is as high as 50%.
The picture shows people taking refuge in Port-au-Prince in September 2023.Photo/Archyde.com
Kenya, which leads the security forces, has a poor human rights record, and there are also doubts in Haiti. They are worried that the security forces sent at the request of Henry’s government will only help Henry, who has no democratic legitimacy, in disguise, and bring up the scandals that have occurred in the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the past; the Security Council’s The resolution emphasizes that all personnel involved in peacekeeping missions must take necessary actions to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse, that all personnel must be scrutinized, and that any allegations of misconduct must be promptly investigated. In addition, the Security Council resolution requires the security forces to take wastewater management and other environmental control and protection measures to prevent the introduction of diseases such as cholera into Haiti; and before deploying to Haiti, security force leaders must also inform the Security Council of goals, operational guidelines, financial needs and something else.
Henry’s adviser Jean-Junior Joseph said of the Security Council resolution: “We are grateful for the vote to send security forces to Haiti… We can’t wait for the security forces to arrive to fight crime.”
Public security in Haiti is extremely bad. Pierre Esperance, the head of the local human rights organization, said that violent gangs colluded with senior police and government officials to control 60% of the country, and 80% of Port-au-Prince fell into the hands of gangs.
According to United Nations data, since 2023 alone, more than 3,000 people have been killed, 1,500 people have been kidnapped, and more than 200,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti. Since the government has been unable to stop the violence and bloodshed, the Haitian people have tried to save themselves since 2023 by Raising knives, stones and pistols to resist the gangs, known locally as “Bwa Kale”, is seen as a self-defense movement, but it has plunged Haiti into an even worse cycle of violence.
The picture shows members of the Haitian gang “G9” who blockaded the port.Photo/Archyde.com Past 24 hours United Nations Latin America
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