{"id":77642,"date":"2022-11-19T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jesuits.org\/stories\/jesuit-leaders-urge-international-support-for-haiti\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T22:01:33","slug":"jesuit-leaders-urge-international-support-for-haiti","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.jesuits.org\/es\/stories\/jesuit-leaders-urge-international-support-for-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesuit Leaders Urge International Support for Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 22, 2022 \u2014 In the 16 months since the assassination of former Haitian president Jovenel Mo\u00efse, Haiti has slid into violence and turmoil. \u201cHaitian people are living in what may be easily compared to hell,\u201d Jesuit Fr. Jean-Denis Saint-F\u00e9lix told America magazine<\/a> earlier this month. In the absence of legitimate political leadership, Haiti is besieged by gang violence and basic infrastructure has collapsed, leaving Haitians without running water, transportation, or sufficient food access.<\/p>\n

These rapidly declining conditions call for immediate international coordination to assist the Haitian people, says Fr. Saint-F\u00e9lix. In letters addressed to the U.S.<\/a> and Canadian governments<\/a> respectively, Fr. Saint-F\u00e9lix and North American Jesuit leadership urge both nations to support Haitian-led efforts to curb the violence and restore economic and social order. Whereas in the past, international interventions in Haiti have effectively ignored Haitian sovereignty, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ now call for an international response that prioritizes the needs and leadership of the Haitian people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is needed at this time is not another foreign military intervention, but a Haitian-led solution,\u201d the Jesuit letter states. \u201cWe urge you to work with community-based organizations to help Haitians rebuild trustworthy public institutions and a sustainable peace rooted in human rights and self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

In particular, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ identify several key reform measures:<\/p>\n