As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence. The United States has floated the idea of a U.N. peacekeeping force. But the idea was considered far-fetched and controversial given the introduction of cholera and sexual abuse cases that occurred the last time U.N. troops were in Haiti. “No one is coming to save Haiti. Nothing is changing. A new mission cannot save Haiti,” said 39-year-old Mario Canteve.