Haiti government asks for international military assistance
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to approve a resolution authorizing the United States, France, Britain, Portugal and Spain to send 500 troops to Haiti and provide humanitarian aid.
The resolution, which is the third resolution approved by the Security Council this week, directs the United States, France, Britain and Portugal to supply equipment and supplies to the nation, but the United Nations-backed force will have no military goals.
The United Nations Security Council was asked Wednesday to authorise an international force that would be used to assist Haiti in the aftermath of earthquake.
Haiti is still recovering from massive earthquakes and tropical storms in 2010 and 2012, which killed more than 300 people and left an estimated 300,000 homeless.
“We are asking the United Nations Security Council for an international force to be based outside of Haiti’s borders to work side-by-side with the Haitian-led rescue mission,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power.
The resolution was co-sponsored by the United States, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia and France.
The United Nations Security Council voted on Wednesday to authorise the United States, France, Britain, Portugal and Spain to send 500 troops to Haiti and provide humanitarian aid.
The United Nations Security Council was asked Wednesday to authorise an international force that would be used to assist Haiti in the aftermath of earthquake.
Haiti is still recovering from massive earthquakes and tropical storms in 2010 and 2012, which killed more than 300 people and left an estimated 300,000 homeless.
“We are asking the United Nations Security Council for an international force to be based outside of Haiti’s borders to work side-by-side with the Haitian-led rescue mission,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power.
The resolution was co-sponsored by the United States, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia and France.
The United Nations Security Council voted Wednesday to authorise the United States
