Haitian ambassador to the Security Council Antonio Rodrigue has urged the deployment of an international military force to help the national police take control of the country
Santo Domingo.- At a time when Haiti no longer has elected officials in its central government and almost 60 percent of Port-au-Prince is controlled by armed gangs, the Dominican government called on two high-level international arenas to urgently come to the aid of this nation, to pacify them and start the electoral process.
Noting that the situation of insecurity in Haiti continues to deteriorate, President Abinader called for the international community to respond to the Haitian government’s call for help during the Seventh Summit of the Latin American and Caribbean Communities (CELAC) in Argentina.
Speaking to his counterparts in the region, including Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the President also called for CELAC to become a mediator to get Haiti to go through the process of calling elections.
In parallel, during a special session of the Security Council of Nations in New York, Secretary of State Roberto Álvarez pointed out that in the absence of international support for Haiti, coordinated border management at the border would become complicated and a focus of transnational problems.
For his part, Haitian ambassador to the Security Council Antonio Rodrigue called for an international military force to be sent to help the national police take control of the country.
“There is no more time to waste; the insecure situation threatens to worsen every day, further aggravating the situation of vulnerable populations,” said Antonio Rodrigue, Haitian Ambassador to the United Nations
This military operation was officially requested by the Haitian government last October and supported by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, but the project was not carried out because no state was found willing to lead it.
According to UN data, gang violence in Haiti in 2022 reached levels not seen in decades, with a sharp rise in homicides totaling 2,183 and kidnappings 1,359, more than double the 2021 figure.