teleSUR English | Once again, the United States and Israel voted against the lifting of arbitrary sanctions against the Cuban people.

On Monday, the United Nations Security Council voted to send a foreign “security mission” to Haiti—an armed intervention force. The body adopted a resolution, drafted by the United States and Ecuador, that authorizes the so-called Multinational Security Support mission—“to take all necessary measures”—code for the use of force.

With long experience of chaos, violence, and dysfunctional governance, Haiti looks now to be on the verge of a new crisis in the form of foreign military intervention. U.S. and United Nations decision-makers have held back, but now they look to be moving, again.

The ultimatum comes as the country looks to speed up its sluggish vaccination process which has only reached 11% of the population so far.