Gang Violence

The Trump Administration has instated a travel ban under which Haiti is the only country in the western hemisphere to be included.  As a result, families will be separated and Haiti will become even more isolated.  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) denounced the ban, which primarily affects countries where the majority of people are brown and black.  A thread that runs throughout Haiti's history, and sadly its present, is the often racist foreign policy of the United States.  Consider contacting your elected officials to express your concern.  The full article by Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald follows.

The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti was a half-measure - a force deployed with too few members, too little equipment, and too little political support.  The mission is under-funded, there isn't an agreed upon strategy for countering the gangs, and as a result, Caribbean nations and other countries are putting their deployments on hold.  The security situation continues to deteriorate - and by extension health, nutrition, human rights, the economy, and what little governance there is.  Without more leadership, coordination and commitment the mission will fail.  The most recent article by the Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles is linked and below.