Last weekend in Haiti, at least 184 people were reported killed in an area called Cite Soleil in the capital Port-au-Prince between December 6-8. The incident was carried out by an armed group.
There is apprehension. Among the dead, 127 are said to be elderly men and women. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN’s top official, issued a statement on his behalf on Monday, in which he expressed his deepest condolences to the victims of this horrific incident and their families. The Secretary-General called on the Government of Haiti to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter and An appeal has been made to fix accountability of all the culprits. He has said that those guilty of human rights abuses and violations will have to be brought to justice. More than five thousand people have died so far this year due to violence by criminal groups, although the actual figure is expected to be higher. In Haiti Seven lakh people are victims of internal displacement, of which about 50 percent are children. More than 5.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Need for help and supportLast month, UN Resident Coordinator Ulrika Richardson said that Haiti has limited resources for humanitarian assistance and that the burden on them is increasing as the situation worsens. Secretary-General Guterres calls on Member States to provide adequate financial and operational support to the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission to address the situation in Haiti. According to him, this support is necessary for Haiti’s National Police to curb the violence of criminal groups. At the same time, he has appealed to all stakeholders in Haiti to take rapid action to achieve progress towards political change. The United Nations Security Council has approved the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, a Caribbean country struggling with instability and violence. The deployment was again approved for 12 months in the month of September this year.