[Peace-discuss] UN Troops in Haiti - Timetable for Withdrawal?

[Robert Naiman]

This week, there have been several days of protests in Haiti against
the presence of United Nations troops in the country. The immediate
catalyst has been the widespread belief among Haitians that UN troops
are responsible for the outbreak of cholera in Haiti - a belief which
is not proven, but a belief for which there is considerable evidence,
and a belief which the UN has encouraged by its refusal to support an
investigation into the causes of the cholera outbreak, ignoring calls
from Haitian officials and international public health experts for
such an investigation.

The cholera outbreak has killed more than 1,100 people, and the
Pan-American Health Organization estimates that it may kill 10,000.

Haitian protesters have been chanting: "MINUSTAH go home," MINUSTAH
being the name of the UN force.

Why do UN troops remain in Haiti? What are their plans for leaving? Is
there a timetable for the withdrawal of UN forces from Haiti? If not,
why not?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/un-troops-in-haiti---time_b_785981.html


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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
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