Minustah: UN Peacekeeping Stabilization Mission in Haiti

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The United Nations Peacekeeping stabilization mission I chose is Minustah in Haiti. The purpose and origin of the operation; the country of Haiti had steadily increased in chaos between its citizens and the government bringing the world to attention at the humanitarian travesty’s in the country due to the unstable economy and leadership. Then in 2004 the United Nation stepped in and started the Haitian Stabilization mission called Minustah to aid Haiti.
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Minustah was first established on April 30, 2004 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1542. In 1990 the UN had placed an observation group to help with the Haitian elections, in the election Jean-Bertrand Aristide won in 1991; but was overthrown soon after taking office. The Stabilization mission was put into place after the president of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide was exiled due to the armed conflict in the country, the conflict started from electoral fraud causing unrest and a rise in illegally armed gangs and drug trafficking leading to a military-coup. There have been three presidents since Jean-Bertrand Aristide was taken out of office and exiled. The Stabilization mission Minustah which has been drawn out by Robert Maguire for the United States Institute of peace, he explains how Minustah has been evolving from when it first started out as most do to stabilize political chaos and preserve the economic wellbeing of the country, then a government would emerge which was beneficial to the people along with nonviolent. This was the course of events until 2008 when the economy was back in disarray which centered the focus on the economy and how to reconstruct a working system which economist Paul Collier shifted the em...

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