The O.A.S. could eventually help verify elections in Haiti, but its immediate priority should be working alongside U.N. Agencies and civil society to manage the exodus of Haitians fleeing the country’s violence for South America and the United States. Orderly refugee resettlement, negotiated among member states, would reduce the risk of Hait

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