Armed groups and weak rule of law still plague Haiti - UN report

[seemslikeadream]

7 September 2004 – While the troubled Caribbean nation of Haiti is making tentative steps towards stability and development, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's latest report on the progress of the United Nations peacekeeping mission there warns that the rule of law remains weak and armed groups continue to undermine the country's institutions.

Mr. Annan's report to the Security Council on the most recent work of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (known by its French acronym, MINUSTAH) says it has made "a promising start" this year, progressively restoring security to areas of the country as it deploys more and more troops.

But this process must be accelerated, the Secretary-General says, urging States to sustain efforts to provide French-speaking personnel, particularly civilian police officers.

The report warns that illegitimate armed groups claim to be exercising official security and administrative responsibilities, especially in Haiti's north and east along the border with the Dominican Republic, in the absence of national police.

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[G_j]

1. Poor Haiti

such a shame and a disgrace. The coup was another Bush/Republican crime.

[Fovea]

2. To look at Haiti

is to see Grover Norquist's future America.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick for tears of rage

:kick: