The Role Of Multinational Security Support In Conflict Recovery Haiti In 2023-2024
Keywords:
Haiti,, Multinational Security Support,, Criminal gangs,, Responsibility to protectAbstract
Haiti has experienced an escalation of violence caused by criminal gangs since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The Multinational Security Support, a coalition of forces from several countries, has been deployed to Haiti to restore and maintain stability. This research employs a qualitative method and aims to analyze the roles and challenges faced by the Multinational Security Support (MSS) in carrying out its mission in Haiti during 2023-2024, using Responsibility to Protect and security regime as conceptual frameworks. The findings reveal that MSS has conducted its mission in accordance with the principles of the Responsibility to Protect, especially the Responsibility to React although MSS has yet to yield significant results. The findings also indicates that MSS operation did not fully act in accordance with the prevailing norms and principles (security regime), visible in lack of coordination and clear regulations and procedures. The challenges faced by the MSS are complex, including disruptions from criminal gangs during the mission and logistical and financial issues, such as the delayed deployment of promised troops and slow disbursement of funds.
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