By Haiti Democracy Project in the Washington Post. Haiti’s request for multinational police backup for the Haitian police should be immediately granted so that the port can be cleared and the rapidly-spreading cholera epidemic checked
Understands and supports the difficult but responsable decision to seek foreign support against the resurgence of cholera and the gangs’ month-long blockage of the country’s principal fuel depot. And because the police despite their best efforts can’t make headway against the gangs
The Haiti Democracy Project is sending a mission to the State Department and other reaches of the bureaucracy to plead for a robust rescue mission to free up clean water, food, and medication for masses of Haitians now in the path of a cholera epidemic
So said a sign carried in front of the White House on October 9. The vast majority of Haitians would now welcome intervention against the gangs from any quarter, foreign or domestic. Are these Haitians included among the ones who should decide?
Alarmed by the emergency created by the gangs blocking the distribution of fuel the United States is considering the Haitian government’s request for security aid submitted to the U.N. Security Council. Lack of fuel is shutting down pumps leading to spread of cholera
On October 6, 2022, the Ariel Henry government requested the Security Council to aid Haitian police in restoring order