UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · 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 ...
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.
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 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. Here’s what we know...
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts
WEBAug 11, 2024 · The first wave of Kenyan police officers to deploy in Haiti as part of the multinational force lacks the numbers or the armaments to dismantle the powerful gangs, experts said.
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.
Haiti seeks ‘urgent’ reinforcement of Kenya-led force to fight gangs
WEB2 days 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 ...
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.
Kenyan police to arrive in Haiti this week, US State Department says
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The first Kenyan police officers assigned to tackle rampant gang violence in Haiti are leaving Kenya on Tuesday and are set to arrive this week, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission ...
WEBMay 21, 2024 · CNN — A delegation of Kenyan “command staff” has arrived in Haiti, according to a law enforcement source in the country, ahead of the long-delayed arrival of a Kenyan-led multinational security...