UN Appoints Carlos Ruiz Massieu Amid Haiti’s Deepening Crisis: A Closer Look at International Intervention

On the surface, the United Nations’ naming of Mexican diplomat Carlos Ruiz Massieu as its new special representative for Haiti might seem like a routine diplomatic reshuffle. However, dig deeper and what emerges is a critical juncture underscored by decades of ineffective international meddling in Haitian affairs.Ruiz Massieu arrives in Port-au-Prince following his tenure overseeing Colombia’s peace agreement implementation. He replaces Ecuadorian María Isabel Salvador at a time when Haiti faces the most severe violence crisis in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, despite high hopes pinned on multinational interventions, results on the ground remain elusive.The last year saw a Kenya-led multinational...