International responses / Comment
Security in Haiti
20/11/2006 By Amélie Gauthier
For many years now, not only with the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship, Haiti has been breaking up politically, socially and economically.
The consequences have been growing insecurity and violence, the loss of institutions, authority and power dispersion, and widespread poverty.
The international community carried out five military interventions in the last fifteen years; nonetheless, the causes leading to these interventions, especially the lack of governability to ensure the security of the population, seem to be prevalent still today.
The negative legacy of these failed interventions also contributes to the current instability. Furthermore, Haiti is the most corrupt country in the world and the level of insecurity and violence has affected even the United Nations forces working in the country, with the death of two blue helmets in mid-November.
The third Donor Conference will be held in Madrid on 30 November 2006 and it is an important moment for the international community to make a long-term commitment directed at Haiti’s decisive recovery.
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Keywords
Haiti Latin America & Caribbean Peacekeeping SecurityRelated publications
- Haiti and the international donor community
- South American Intervention in Haiti
- The United Nations and Spain in Haiti
Bio author: Amélie Gauthier
MA in International Cooperation and Project Management, Ortega and Gasset Institute, Madrid; BA in International Business and Finance, École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), Montreal. Prior to joining FRIDE, Amélie Gauthier-Campbell worked as a political analyst for the Canadian Embassy in Madrid (2005-2006).
