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...Haiti prepares for its on-again, off-again presidential vote, the chief guarantor of stability is the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). And even that guarantee is a limited one. The 9,600 person force is made up of combined civilian police and military personnel from several dozen countries and is led by the Brazilians who are proud of their humanitarian work--building and road repair, medical treatment and trash collection, all crucial tasks in a country where basic services have all but collapsed. (The U.S., which sent 20,000 troops into Haiti in 1994, is not part...
...Security is the first step to solving Haiti?s problems,? says Fernando Cunha Mattos of MINUSTAH?s Brazilian battalion, ?but by itself, it is not enough.? And most believe that, given Haiti's wretched track record, the government can?t provide security without outside help, even though many see international assistance as ineffective at best; insiders call MINUSTAH the trash mission, pointing to rejects from other missions installed as department heads, and only underdeveloped countries, such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Uruguay, as participants. ?Our track record is lamentable,? admits a UN official. And as crime encroaches on once safe...
...report certainly is a harsh criticism of MINUSTAH, because MINUSTAH deserves that criticism, but it is meant to be a constructive criticism,” Lipman said. “We think they have the capacity, they just have to realize it, that?...
...authors criticize MINUSTAH for failing to accomplish the three components of its mandate— “providing a secure and stable environment, particularly through disarmament; supporting the political process and good governance in preparation for upcoming elections; and monitoring and reporting on human rights”— and claim that Haiti is “as insecure as ever...
...includes a list of alleged failings and abuses on the part of MINUSTAH, including the claim that the group did not investigate alleged killings of hospitalized patients by members of the Haitian National Police...