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The UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti: analysis and recommendations for future mandates of the Mission

16/04/2008 By Megan Burke, Amélie Gauthier

The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the seventh UN mission to intervene in Haiti in recent history, is the centerpiece of international efforts to assist the country in state-building.

Members of the international community recognise that this intervention must not be repeated and as such, there is at least a rhetorical commitment to do what is needed to establish a solid foundation for liberal democracy in Haiti. At the same time, political realities in contributing countries demand results and a clear exit strategy.

Must MINUSTAH be strengthened so that it can achieve success, and if so, how? What is the role of the private sector, the Haitian diaspora, Haitian elites, other international and regional organisations and national and international civil society in Haitian statebuilding? How can they complement the efforts of MINUSTAH?

On 28 January 2008, representatives of Haitian civil society, donor governments and the United Nations were brought together by the Fundación de Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) in collaboration with the Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations to discuss these very questions.

Experts focused on how to consolidate the progress that has been made thus far and enumerated recommendations regarding the role of MINUSTAH and other actors in continuing to strengthen the Haitian state.

This Conference Report relates the key points of discussion and recommendations from this meeting, divided into three main areas: the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti, state-building and regional cooperation.

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Keywords

External intervention Fragile state Haiti Institution building Latin America & Caribbean Peacebuilding Peacekeeping State building

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Bio author: Megan Burke

Megan Burke is a Programme Manager at the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) where she works on a campaign that seeks to eliminate the impact of landmines in several post-conflict countries and serves on the Steering Committee for the United States Campaign to Ban Landmines. Megan Burke is also a consultant to the Governance and Civil Society Unit at the Ford Foundation where she provides research assistance for portfolios on U.S. Foreign Policy, post-conflict reconstruction, and regional conflict prevention and resolution in Africa and the Middle East. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Yale University.

Bio author: Amélie Gauthier

Amélie Gauthier has an MA in International Cooperation and Project Management from the Ortega and Gasset Institute in Madrid and a BA in International Business and Finance from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Montreal. Prior to joining FRIDE, Amélie worked as a political analyst for the Canadian Embassy in Madrid (2005-2006).