Crisis in Haiti: A Call for International Support and Cooperation

The UN's Haiti rights expert emphasizes the importance of international support to address Haiti's insecurity crisis. He suggests a hybrid security support model and urges neighboring countries to curb illegal arms flow. The situation threatens to escalate, with potential gang control of the capital.

The United Nations' Haiti rights expert has expressed confidence that solving the Caribbean nation's spiraling insecurity crisis is achievable, provided law enforcement is adequately supplied and neighboring countries contribute.

William O'Neill, a key U.N. Human Rights figure, highlighted the potential of deploying up to 3,000 well-trained, well-equipped international police during a press briefing. He underscored a Security Council debate on a hybrid security support model to bolster the currently under-equipped mission.

O'Neill emphasized the urgent need for international action. He urged the U.S. and other neighbors to curb illegal arms flow into Haiti, highlighted the current crisis with over a million displaced, and warned of looming gang control over the capital.

(With inputs from agencies.)