The Cuban government rejected this Thursday the military intervention against Haiti authorized by the United Nations, declaring that this Caribbean country needs “more and better international assistance and cooperation”.
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A statement released this Thursday by the Cuban Foreign Ministry recalls that Haiti “suffers from a serious humanitarian and security situation that exacerbates social instability and poverty caused by centuries of colonial and neo-colonial plunder, underdevelopment and foreign intervention.”
Cuba’s statement comes after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution last week authorizing the deployment in Haiti of a so-called multinational security assistance mission “whose troops may use force within their radius of action.” U.N.
According to the Cuban Foreign Policy Department, “this is not the first time that the Council has ordered a military operation in that country,” although it acknowledges that “on this occasion it is responding to a request from the Haitian authorities.”
However, he emphasizes that “Cuba stands for peace and stability in Haiti, the first Latin American and Caribbean country to rebel against European colonialism to achieve independence and abolish slavery in the Western Hemisphere.”
In this sense, the Cuban Foreign Ministry defends “the legitimate right of its people to find a peaceful and sustainable solution to the enormous challenges they face, based on full respect for their sovereignty.”
“The international community’s most important task ahead with Haiti is not to send a military contingent”
The Cuban statement expresses that “the international community has an enormous moral debt” to Haiti, a country that, according to Havana, “needs more financial resources for its development.” It urgently needs more and better international aid and cooperation, not only for its reconstruction but also for advancing the country’s sustainable development.
Cuba regrets that “a large part of the financial and material assistance provided to Haiti by the international community” […] were adopted at their own expense by countless foreign non-governmental organizations and program implementing agencies” and that “in many cases neither the will of the Haitian authorities nor the priorities they set were respected.”
Cuba “reaffirms the call to address the situation in Haiti with due regard to the country’s structural, economic and social problems” and supports “the call of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for a long-term development strategy.” Caribbean state.
The Cuban statement also recalls that Havana has “collaborated with Haiti and focused its efforts on areas where it can have the greatest impact, such as public health, a key element of Haiti’s sustainability and social stability” and “has maintained it ever since has”. 1988, a brigade of health workers and technicians in Haiti to provide unconditional support to the people of Haiti, even during the impact of meteorological and seismic events, the cholera outbreak and the Covid-19 pandemic.
He concludes by pointing out that “Cuba maintains its commitment to solidarity with Haiti and will continue to provide unconditional assistance. The noble Haitian people need and deserve more resources and cooperation from the international community.”