The current situation in the small nation has highlighted the limited effectiveness of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and other regional alliances.
HAVANA TIMES – Acronyms, meetings, and official photos. International organizations seem more interested in demonstrating their operational status through events and receptions than with actions or results. In Latin America, it’s rare for a month to pass without a summit, meeting, or alliance making headlines and generating a new declaration signed by heads of state and foreign ministers. However, the true measure of the effectiveness of these integration mechanisms is a realm where most lack tangible results.
The current situation in Haiti has exposed the limited effectiveness of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and other regional alliances. Instead of accompanying and supporting the Haitian people in the difficult moment they are experiencing, the governments of this continent have chosen to look the other way or engage in assigning historical blame without managing to