Protests and looting have rocked already unstable Haiti since early September 2022, when the government announced a fuel price hike. Photo: Richard Pierrin / AFP/FileSource: AFPUnited Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed force to Haiti to staunch spiraling insecurity, as the already crisis-hit country faces the threat of a cholera epidemic. The letter came a day after Haiti said it had formally sought international assistance with a worsening security situation that the national police were unable to overcome. In his letter, Guterres underlined a need to restore security to ensure access to supplies and services, to safeguard transport infrastructure and oil terminals and to tackle rampant gang violence. The UN on Thursday warned of a possible explosion of cholera cases in the country after Haiti announced its first cases of cholera in three years last week, with at least seven deaths.

Source: Daily Nation October 10, 2022 00:32 UTC