The great majority of #Haitian-s categorically reject the #UnitedNations force, #MINUSTAH. #Haiti’s Senate passed a resolution as long ago as September 2011 that called for withdrawal of the troops by October 2012. Nevertheless, every year since 2004, the groundwork is carefully laid, throughout the spring and summer, for renewal of the UN mandate in mid-October. With more than half a billion dollars at stake per year, the disregard for democracy has been total. UPDATE, September 30, 2014: At a meeting of the UN General Assembly about MINUSTAHs budget on May 7, 2014, when the Secretary General proposed a reduction from $575.89 million to $511.31 million (11.2 percent), it was opposed by #CostaRica, #Brazil, #Guatemala, and Haitis governments. Costa Rica argued that MINUSTAH must have the requisite resources to help Haitian authorities bolster security, institute democratic governance and the rule of law, and combat #cholera. Brazil proposed that the Mission should be phased out but that the funds should be used to replace it with MINUSTAH law enforcement support in remote areas. Guatemala said that MINUSTAH would need the funds for its essential role in helping Haiti hold legislative and local #elections expected later this year (which have not happened), and Haitis representatives complained that the government was in financial trouble and that the Mission needs a well-balanced budget to fight cholera, among other challenges. As I noted before in connection with the UN, its your friends that you should watch more than your enemies. - Dady Chery (English | Portuguese) #ONU #MichelMartelly #LaurentLamothe #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #PaulFarmer #PartnersInHealth #PIH #Kleptocracy
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:52:07 +0000
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