Overview

On October 13, 2009, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a one-year extension of the mandate for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The sixth mission since 1995, MINUSTAH was first authorized in 2004. A new USIP report, "What Role for the United Nations in Haiti," details the recent progress made by the U.N. mission and international community. Author Bob Maguire explains the importance of maintaining a U.N. presence there and how to enhance its prospects for continuing success in the impoverished country.

About the Author

This USIPeace Briefing was written by Robert Maguire, a Haiti specialist, is an associate professor of international affairs at Trinity Washington University. He was a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 2008–09 and currently serves as the chair of the Institute’s Haiti Working Group.