The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis.
The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the United States have also strongly urged the international community to back such a mission. Thirteen members of the council voted in favor of the resolution, with Russia and China abstaining. Though approved by the powerful UN Security Council, the force would not formally be under UN control.
9 million Haitians struggling to eat – a dismal new record for the country. In a statement the same day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the international community to support the plan and to provide assistance, including personnel, and said Washington was ready to provide “robust” financial and logistical assistance. The Security Council has found itself in repeated deadlock in recent years amid deepening geopolitical rivalries.
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