Thursday September 14, 2023, the 2nd day of meeting between the Dominican and Haitian authorities to discuss the conflict arising from the construction of an irrigation canal in Haiti with a water intake on the Massacre River.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urgently called for a humanitarian exemption for the world agency Friday in an ongoing conflict between Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the access to a critical waterway shared by both countries. The dispute has led to the shutdown of the entire 220-mile border.
A dispute over a critical waterway separating Haiti and the Dominican Republic is threatening to spill over into a diplomatic crisis this week, with Santo Domingo threatening to shut down its land, air and sea crossings with Haiti.
Santo Domingo, Sept 14 (EFE).- Dominican President Luis Abinader announced Thursday that the border with Haiti will be completely closed as of Friday at 6 am, in response to the conflict arising from constructing an irrigation canal in a bordering river. “Friday, the entire border of the Dominican Republic, land, sea and air, will be …