After much effort, American countries agreed to immediately provide aid to Haiti.

The Organization of American States (OAS) has passed a resolution calling on member states to immediately send aid to Haiti to help the country get out of this difficult period.

Sau nhiều nỗ lực, các quốc gia châu Mỹ nhất trí lập tức viện trợ cho Haiti

People cross flooded Highway 2 in L'Acul, west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 3. (Source: AFP)

The aid packages will go toward strengthening the police force, addressing the country's social crisis and holding free elections as soon as conditions allow.

The text presented by the Haitian government on June 23 was adopted at the 53rd OAS General Assembly in Washington in the presence of foreign ministers from many countries in the region, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The Haitian government formally requested an international mission to help the Haitian National Police fight gangs in October 2022. The proposal was supported by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who suggested the creation of a “rapid action force” composed of troops from one or more countries and not operating under the UN flag.

The United States and Canada have pushed for talks on the issue.

Earlier, on June 21, Canada and the Dominican Republic agreed that Canada would coordinate support for Haiti by increasing staff at its embassies in both Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo.

The deal is aimed at resolving a dispute that arose last week over a Canadian office in Dominica that threatened to complicate international plans to bolster Haiti's police force.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, estimated on June 8 that the number of Haitians displaced by widespread gang violence has risen to more than 165,000.

In a statement, the IOM stressed that gang attacks, extrajudicial executions, kidnappings and violence have now become a part of daily life for Haitians. The IOM warned that the situation had worsened in the first three months of 2023, with the number of people killed, injured or kidnapped increasing by 30% compared to the previous quarter, to 1,630.

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