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One of the country's around the world facing serious challenges of which if nothing is done immediately to savage the situation could lead to anarchy is Haiti.
Currently, Haiti is facing economic crisis, gang crisis as well political crisis. These major challenges facing the Haitian state is what the UN describes as humanitarian catastrophe.
How does a country that haven't recovered from the 2010 earthquake that killed over 200,000 people and ravaging the economy be facing three major problems that sets a nation to its doom.
The current situation came as a result of the government announcing a hike in fuel price due to hijacking of the fuel depot by a major gang in the country.
This report was brought to the United States Security Council (UNSC) by Haiti’s envoy, Helen La Lime on Monday and she said that the situation has increased after the September 11 announcement of the fuel increment by the government that has caused more social vices in the country with several looting taking place during the protests against the current fuel increment.
Prior the current situation about 4.9 million Haitians are already in a state of humanitarian needs and with the current situation on ground it'll surpass that estimated food budget made by the UN World Food Programme.
In the last two weeks alone, attacks on WFP (World Food Programme) have resulted in the loss of some 2,000 tonnes of food aid valued at close to $5m, that would have collectively supported up to 200,000 of the most vulnerable Haitians over the next month,” she said.
The shortages have also forced the largest industrial park in Haiti, Caracol, to cease operating, “which could cause the loss of 12,000 jobs,” Haitian Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus told the council. He said private companies are expected to leave the Caribbean nation and it was unclear if schools would be able to open by the already postponed date of October 3.Source
With the rate of fuel scarcity in Haiti and the subsequent effects leading to many hospitals closing up, there'll be so many casualties if this situation isn't stop immediately.
The future of the Haitian school children is also under risk. It should be noted that school resumption has been shifted to October 3, but with the current criminal gangs attacks, the date for school resumption isn't sure.
During the meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Geneus called on “robust support” from the international community for the Haitian police against armed gangs, while maintaining that violence was “generally under control and calm has returned to several parts of the country”.Source
This statement by the Foreign Minister to me looks like propaganda and might be the correct representation of the state of things happening in the country. I think that the UN Security Council should send a delegation to go to Haiti to ascertain the correct state of the situation in the country.
I'll conclude by saying that a state facing economic, gang and political crisis is heading towards anarchy if the United Nations do not set in to savage the situation. Every Haitian deserve to live.
Thank you and God bless.