U.N. Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to quell violence in Haiti
NPR Online NewsAPR 2023
Blaming armed and supposedly independently operating "gangs" alone for Haiti's violence and miserable security situation doesn't justify its complexity. The country's crisis primarily results from the destruction of Haitian democracy and sovereignty by US imperialism, with the UN and a corrupt Haitian elite as accomplices. Therefore, intervention by foreign forces will not solve Haiti's crisis. Only when the West stops undermining Haiti's independence can the promise of the Haitian Revolution finally be fulfilled.
It's a significant success for US diplomatic efforts and the UN that Kenya has agreed to lead a multinational force to control Haiti's security situation. Escalating gang violence since former Pres. Jovenel Moïse's assassination has been exacerbated by the already fragile Caribbean nation's lack of democratically legitimized institutions. More UN states must join Kenya, and the UN Security Council must act quickly to alleviate the suffering of the Haitians as soon as possible.