{"id":6044,"date":"2022-10-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/political-solution-no-longer-sufficient-to-address-current-crisis-in-haiti\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:00:00","slug":"political-solution-no-longer-sufficient-to-address-current-crisis-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=6044","title":{"rendered":"Political solution \u2018no longer sufficient\u2019 to address current crisis in Haiti |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ms. Helen La Lime urged ambassadors to act decisively and help address the persistent scourges of insecurity and corruption, that along with a health crisis are \u201caccelerating Haiti\u2019s downward spiral\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres told journalists that the current blockade of vital humanitarian and civilian supplies in the capital of Port-au-Prince by heavily-armed gangs, and the growing risk posed by cholera, necessitates \u201carmed action\u201d to create a life-saving humanitarian corridor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am talking of something to be done based on strict humanitarian criteria, independent of the political dimensions of the problem that need to be solved by the Haitians themselves\u201d, he explained, adding that he had been urging the Security Council to act, to strengthen the national police force with training and equipment, but the current crisis \u201cmeant that more needed to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-quickedit-entity-id=\"media\/88352\" class=\"align-center context-un_news_wide_uncropped_credit_caption type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-wide-uncropped-credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-authors field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<p>UNDP Haiti\/Borja Lopetegui Gonzalez<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Port-au-Prince, Haiti&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cholera and fuel crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Ms. La Lime underscored that in just a few weeks, dozens of cholera cases have been confirmed, with more than half resulting in death, and hundreds more suspected in the West and Centre Departments.<\/p>\n<p>And while undocumented cases of the deadly waterborne disease mount through parts of the Capital, gangs continue to blockade the Varreux terminal where most of the country\u2019s fuel is stored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consequences for Haiti\u2019s basic infrastructure have been severe, disrupting operations at the country\u2019s hospitals and water suppliers, impacting cholera response\u201d, she told council members, underscoring that without fuel, trash cannot be removed from neighbourhoods, while torrential rains promote flooding, which mixes with refuse \u201cto create insalubrious conditions ripe for the spread of disease\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She warned that so far, neither the work of the Police nor appeals by diplomatic corps, including the UN, for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor, have been successful.<\/p>\n<div data-quickedit-entity-id=\"media\/88362\" class=\"align-center context-un_news_large_credit type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-large-credit\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production%20Library\/14-10-2022_UNICEF_Haiti-01.jpg\/image770x420cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Gang violence in Haiti\u2019s capital, Port-au-Prince, forced nearly 8,500 women and children to flee their homes in just two weeks. (file)\" title=\"Gang violence in Haiti\u2019s capital, Port-au-Prince, forced nearly 8,500 women and children to flee their homes in just two weeks. (file)\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"420\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Insecurity crisis<\/h2>\n<p>The Special Representative said that nearly a thousand kidnappings have been reported in 2022 alone, and general insecurity continues to prevent millions of children from attending classes, isolates entire neighbourhoods, and leaves families open to extortion, with some burnt alive in their own homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is to be hoped that this weekend\u2019s arrivals in Port-au-Prince of important Haitian-purchased tactical equipment, delivered by Canada and the US, will assist the police in regaining control of the situation\u201d, she emphasised.<\/p>\n<div data-quickedit-entity-id=\"media\/88367\" class=\"align-center context-un_news_full_width_credit_caption type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-full-width-credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production%20Library\/14-10-2022_UNICEF_Haiti.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\" alt=\"A young child is screened for malnutrition in Cit\u00e9 Soleil, Haiti.\" title=\"A young child is screened for malnutrition in Cit\u00e9 Soleil, Haiti.\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"530\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A young child is screened for malnutrition in Cit\u00e9 Soleil, Haiti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Human rights and hunger crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Ms. La Lime underscored that any enhanced security support to the National Police should also be accompanied by support to the justice system: both to ensure proper accountability, but also to re-enforce nationally led initiatives, such as the proposed judicial units specialized in prosecuting gang-related offences, as well as financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder such a state of persistent civil unrest, violence, and looting (including of World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) warehouses), basic rights are being flagrantly undermined across the country. Gangs continue to injure, kidnap, rape and kill\u201d, she described.<\/p>\n<p>And if this was not enough, the economic deprivation is also leaving the population in its most vulnerable state in years: with gang violence preventing a proportional humanitarian response to cholera and food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>A record 4.7 million people face acute hunger, including tens of thousands who are now on the \u201cbrink of starvation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo support Haitian institutions in their drive for civic order and accountability \u2013 and to save thousands of lives that will otherwise be lost \u2013 members of this Council must act, and decisively so, to help address the persistent scourges of insecurity and corruption in Haiti\u201d, she concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2022\/10\/1129617\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Helen La Lime urged ambassadors to act decisively and help address the persistent scourges of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-america"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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