Haiti gang wars have claimed more than 530 lives this year alone, UN says
CBSNov 25, 2022
The Facts
The United States on Monday announced plans to, along with Ecuador, introduce a resolution at the UN Security Council to authorize a Kenya-led "multinational force" in Haiti, which is currently struggling with political instability and rampant gang violence.
The US statement follows Kenya's announcement on Saturday that the nation is ready to lead an international security force, including 1K police officers, to provide training and support to the Haitian police so as to "restore normalcy in the country."
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
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.
Pro-establishment narrative
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.
