• assembly@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This is a really tough situation. What would be the best response to this? It’s a humanitarian crisis and the people of Haiti are going to suffer immensely but what can other countries do? I don’t know much about the gang leader “Barbecue” but I’d wager he isn’t going to be a benevolent leader so just letting him take over is probably going to make things worse. At the same time, I don’t even think a UN peacekeeping force is going to have a positive impact as I’m pretty sure the people of Haiti are suspicious of EU powers due to their history. I can’t see a solution to this one that brings about a stable Haiti in the near term. Hopefully someone with more awareness in this topic could share some insights though.

    • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      8 months ago

      UN peacekeepers has been tried before in Haiti.

      I don’t really know of a solution, but before one is deterred Caribbean leaders are meeting today in Jamaica to discuss the issue. Let’s see what they come up with. Most all of them don’t have a military who could swoop in to control Haiti.