Haiti security situation 'nightmarish', says UN chief
Oct 17, 2022 2:41 pm
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (AFP) - The deterioration of Haiti's security and health environment as gangs expand their control has produced "an absolutely nightmarish situation" for local people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.
Speaking before the Security Council reviews a proposal to send an international peacekeeping force to the Caribbean island, Guterres said the gangs' control of the port and blockade on fuel distribution has exacerbated other crises.
Without fuel, he said, water cannot be distributed, making the new outbreak of cholera worse.
"The most important treatment for cholera is hydration, and there is no water available in the city," Guterres told reporters. Guterres said there was need for an "armed" intervention in support of the Haitian police to open up the port to create a humanitarian corridor for delivery of aid.
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