Sep. 6th, 2011

bcholmes: watching the watchment (minustah)

Brazil's getting out of MINUSTAH. The article doesn't make it clear if Brazil (who leads MINUSTAH) is seeking an end to the MINUSTAH mission, or is merely withdrawing its own forces from Haiti -- the quotations make it seem like the former, but I'm not sure.

Brazil plans to start withdrawing troops from the UN peacekeeping mission it leads in Haiti, Defence Minister Celso Amorim has said.

The gradual draw down would be coordinated with the UN and other South American nations with troops in Haiti.

"We can't have a disorganised exit that creates a situation of chaos," Mr Amorim told the BBC.

Mr Amorim said the security situation in Haiti had substantially improved since the mission began in 2004.

He noted that there had been two democratic elections since the force was deployed.

"Political science manuals teach that the second election shows that democracy has been established," Mr Amorim said.

"In the medium and long term, it is not good for Haiti and it is not good for those who are there that the mission be perpetuated," he added.

But Mr Amorim said no timetable had been drawn up for the reduction and eventual withdrawal of peacekeeping troops.

And he said the Brazilian draw-down would initially be limited, as Brazilian troops had responsibility for the capital, Port-au-Prince.Mr Amorim says there will be no rush to exit Haiti

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There are more than 2,000 Brazilian troops in Haiti, out of a total UN force of around 12,000.

Brazil's leadership of the UN force has been seen as a test of its ambition to play a greater role in regional security as it seeks a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

"Brazil plans Haiti peacekeeping withdrawal, says Amorim", BBC

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