Israel attacks UN peacekeepers in Lebanon: Why it’s such a big deal The international community considers Israel’s attack on UNIFIL’s headquarters a violation of international law. Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024
Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti UN Security Council approves troop deployment, months after Kenya proposed sending 1,000 officers to Haiti. Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2023
Prospect of Kenyan troops in Haiti has sparked concerns – but may also prompt soul-searching across the Americas over lack of action The kidnapping and subsequent release of U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter in Haiti in early August 2023 drew brief international attention to crime in the impoverished Caribbean nation. The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023
Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again. The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022
OAS chief Almagro has more to say about the international community’s failure in Haiti The Organization of American States, based in Washington, has a reputation for toeing the U.S. policy line when it comes to countries in the hemisphere, especially where Haiti is concerned. Miami Herald · Aug 11, 2022
How Haitian migrants are treated shows the ties between racism and refugee policy The first protected category of the United Nations refugee convention is race. The 1951 convention defines a refugee as a person who is outside their country of residence or nationality “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or… The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022