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 ...
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 …
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.
Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US ...
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The planned deployment of police to Haiti – a first for the East African country outside the continent – has sparked fierce debates in Kenya’s Parliament and in its courts.
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to fight violent gangs | AP News
WEBJul 16, 2024 · A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
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...
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 ...
Haiti crisis: Kenyan police deployed to tackle powerful gangs - BBC
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Haiti's interim Prime Minister Garry Conille has vowed to end lawlessness with the help of a Kenyan-led international force deployed to the Caribbean nation.
Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? - BBC
WEBOct 2, 2023 · Kenya has said it would send 1,000 police officers to Haiti. When this was first proposed in July, Kenyan officials said the officers would guard government buildings and...
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...