Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 07/2009

Haiti: Is Economic Security Possible if Diplomats and Donors Do Their Part?

Robert Perito

May 2009

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

In 2009, Haiti has been the subject of an unprecedented diplomatic initiative led by the United Nations. In rapid succession, Haiti received visits from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Security Council, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and numerous senior delegations from Caribbean and South American countries