UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines …
WEB6 days ago · The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to tackle gang violence in Haiti. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all ...
Haiti seeks ‘urgent’ reinforcement of Kenya-led force to fight gangs
WEB1 day ago · It is the worst massacre in Haiti since at least 2018, when 71 people were killed by gangs in a slum in Port-au-Prince, the capital. The UN’s Human Rights Office on Friday called for ...
UN extends Kenya-led security mission in Haiti amid rising …
WEB6 days ago · The UN extended its authorization of a multinational policing mission in Haiti led by Kenya on Monday amid reports of thousands of deaths due to gang violence this year and rising levels of acute ...
Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force ...
WEBJun 26, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya met early Wednesday with Prime Minister Garry …
Haiti: Why Kenya-led security assistance has still not arrived - CNN
WEBMay 24, 2024 · CNN — After months of planning and discussion, the deployment of an international force to violence-wracked Haiti has been delayed again, puncturing hopes that a vanguard of Kenyan police would...
Why Foreign Officers Are Policing Haiti - The New York Times
WEBJul 9, 2024 · About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, marking the first time in almost 20 years that a force would be deployed to the troubled Caribbean nation.
Kenya's pause to Haiti deployment follows growing doubts about …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - Just 11 days ago, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto signed an agreement that Ruto said would fast-track a long-delayed deployment of...
Foreign Police Officers Land on the Ground in Haiti - The New York Times
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Dozens of armed men in military fatigues filed out of a Kenya Airways plane at Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Kenya Rallies Police Officers Ahead of Haiti Deployment
WEBMay 14, 2024. Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have been training since late last year to embark on the deployment of a lifetime: helping lead a multinational force tasked with quelling...