UN’s Disastrous Legacy in Haiti – Edwidge Danticat
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, established in June of 2004, has finally come to an end after thirteen long years. MINUSTAH was established to create a "secure…
UN Fundraising for Cholera Victims at 2% of Necessary Funds
After admitting the role of UN peacekeepers in causing Haiti's deadly cholera outbreak, the UN is far behind in its goals to remedy the crisis. The ambitious $400 million plan…
UN Struggles to Fund Cholera Plan or Consult Victims
In December 2016, when then-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized to Haitians for the UN cholera epidemic for the first time, he also announced a $400 million plan to reduce cholera and…
Pretrial Detention and Malnutrition in Haiti’s Prisons
Haiti's prisons are the most crowded in the world, with 454% occupancy. This leads to many kinds of preventable diseases, as well as malnutrition from the strain on resources at…
Political “Stability” Over True Democracy in Haiti
Haiti just elected a new president, Jovenel Moïse, after over a year of delays and even a rerun of the elections that originally placed Moïse as the front-runner. Unfortunately, and…
U.N. may remove MINUSTAH military peacekeepers from Haiti
A United Nations official has said that the MINUSTAH peacekeeping operation in Haiti is under review, and this might lead to the removal of military peacekeepers from Haiti. The U.N.…