Haiti needs urgent help, Monicah Juma tells UN Security Council

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Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Monica Juma making her presentation at the UNSC meeting. [Courtesy UNODC]

The United Nations’ Security Council has been urged to move swiftly and provide necessary resources aimed at stabilising Haiti.

Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Monica Juma, while appearing before the Security Council, said the resources will play a key role not only in protecting Haitian citizens but also in restoring the livelihoods of its population while returning it to a constitutional dispensation.

Juma told the council that Haiti is increasingly facing a governance crisis driven by organised crime, with impacts that extend beyond its borders,