UN Security Council approves sending multinational force to Haiti for one year

The Security Council of UN approved this Monday the sending for one year (extendable) of a multinational force to assist the Police of Haitia request that comes a year after being requested by the Haitian Government itself and immediately supported by the Secretary General António Guterres.

The resolution was approved by 13 votes in favor and two abstentions (Russia It is China), without any vote against among the 15 members of the Council, something rare in recent times of great geopolitical division.

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In any case, Council sources told EFE that an immediate deployment cannot be expected, but that this process will take time “Several months” before police officers begin patrolling the streets of Haiti.

The resolution was presented after a long month in which the project prepared by the U.S It is Ecuadorwith the most difficult negotiations regarding the limitation of arms sales to the country, which China wanted to be as extensive as possible and the US defended the limitation of certain known criminal gangs, Council sources told EFE.

A senior US official explained this Monday to the press that one of the achievements of this resolution was to reinforce sanctions against “negative actors who incite street violence and other acts of destabilization“, in reference to gang leaders, some with enormous effective power and perfectly known, like the famous ones”Barbecue”.

Latin American reluctance to contribute troops

It is known that the mission of around a thousand agents will be led by Kenyawhich will provide the majority of the contingent, and several Caribbean countries – including Jamaica, Barbados It is Bahamas– They were also willing to provide agents, in numbers to be determined.

Contrary to what happens in the Caribbean, it is surprising that no Latin American country has taken a step forward in this direction, although Mexico He clarified that he contributed in his own way by agreeing to train 660 agents in his territory (550 already trained and 110 in process).

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The same attitude will be the one you adopt BrazilBrazilian sources told EFE that they ruled out sending agents to the field, despite the country’s global diplomatic ambitions.

The American source was convinced that once the resolution is approved and countries see that it contains “strong language”, more countries will take the step and be able to join the project even with troops, especially within the “western world”.

Specifically, they cited the case of Canada It is Francewho demonstrated a willingness to become more involved, after verifying that the resolution makes the terms of the secondment clear.

To make its commitment clear, the US Government will make available two amounts of 100 million dollars each, from the Department of State and Defense, as long as it is approved by Congress, intended for the logistical needs of the mission.

Police mission, not blue helmets

The secretary-general specified from the outset that his call to form a force for Haiti would need the support of the security advice have international legitimacy, but ruled out that it was an interposition mission or the typical blue helmets, given the tragic experience left by the last mission of this type.

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In 2017, the MINUSTÁ It withdrew its interposition mission in Haiti after 13 years and amid a major scandal when it was proven that its members were responsible for a Water discharge which caused an outbreak of anger which killed more than 7,000 Haitians.

This, added to the accusations of sexual abuseIt left the image of the UN seriously affected for a long time, so the sending of a similar mission was completely discarded.

The force now deployed will be exclusively of a police nature and will be under the orders of the Haitian police.

Source: Elcomercio

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