In late February, UN Secretary-General António Guterres recommended that the Security Council establish a UN-funded logistics support office to bolster the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti. The proposal, prepared in response to the Council’s November request for a “full range of options” of assistance the UN could provide to the Haitian authorities […]
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In June, Kenyan police began deploying to Haiti as part of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission aimed at helping restore security in the country. The mission faces a daunting task. In this interview, Gloria Blaise, Director of Research Development at Haïti Policy House, discusses how the MSS mission has been received so far in Haiti and how the mission could build trust with Haitian communities.
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Even if the proposed intervention stops violence momentarily—and many Haitians are clamoring for any form of security—this can only be a temporary fix as long as the social contract between the Haitian state and the Haitian population remains broken.
