Haiti: The Development of “Seamless” Assistance from Disaster Relief to UNPKOs

Abstract In this chapter, we will examine Japan’s response to a complex crisis in Haiti, which natural disaster and civil unrest were compounded. Persistent insecurity confusion albeit under the presence of an ongoing United Nations Peacekeeping Operation (UNPKO), further deteriorated after great earthquake 2010. This challenge unexpectedly propelled move toward closer “integration,” since several layers civil-military cooperation rapidly developed cope with complicated emergency post-earthquake Haiti. First, Government Japan (GoJ) deployed civilian medical team Self-Defense Forces (SDF) assistance unit (hereafter, SDF unit) Disaster Relief (JDR) Act. Following unit’s JDR work, Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) carried on assistance. Second, once support ended, contingent was dispatched Operations (PKO) The Engineering Groups’ (JEG’s) engagement reconstruction served as useful opportunity for GoJ refine “All Japan” approach, encouraging inclination “integration.” Meanwhile, experience Haiti shed light gap legal assumptions between Act PKO Act, neither them anticipated protection teams insecurity.