Haiti’s ruling council urges UN to send in blue helmets

Port-au-Prince, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Haitian Presidential Transitional Council, Leslie Voltaire, has requested the United Nations (UN) to send a peacekeeping force to Haiti, as reinforcement for the local government’s plan to neutralize local gangs.

October 24, 2024
15:55

In a letter, Voltaire asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to transform the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) into a peacekeeping mission.

I come to you because of the urgency of the situation, as there are still enormous challenges to overcome so that the Haitian people can freely go about their business.

The transformation of the AMM into a UN Peacekeeping Mission would allow for greater resources, Voltaire was quoted as saying by Le Nouvelliste newspaper. That option would strengthen the mission financially and logistically, Voltaire commented.

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