Sunday, September 17, 2023

Dominican Republic to seal Dajabon border with Haiti in canal dispute

 Dominican Republic to seal Dajabon border with Haiti in canal dispute

Fernando Abans

The natural resources conflict is one of the most basic ones, but at the same time, one of the most common ones. We have the case here of how treaties and international agreements can be easily ignored by a government, event if that means going and acting against international law. The problem in this case is not only the Haitian government trying to control all by itself the Massacre River. The answer from the Dominican Republic government has not only been fast but also direct. They will not allow any Haitian citizen to cross the border to Dominican republic, and even though this might seem a problem for both countries, the consequences for Haiti are bigger as they need constant humanitarian help and cooperation since the earthquakes of 2010 and 2021, being most of it sent via Dominican Republic because of the insecurity and terrorist groups that are in charge all over the Haitian part of the island.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dominican-republic-seal-border-dajabon-if-water-conflict-not-solved-by-thursday-2023-09-11/

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