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Sent to Haiti to keep the peace, departing UN troops leave a damaged nation in their wake

  • Written by Siobhán Wills, Professor of Law, University of Ulster

On Oct. 15, 2017, the United Nations will withdraw its peacekeeping troops from Haiti, ending its 13-year mission there.

One might expect mixed feelings about the soldiers’ departure. After all, since the arrival of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in June 2004, after former President Jean-Bertrande Aristide was forced out...

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