UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines …
Sep 30, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start talks on …
A leader of a powerful gang in Haiti is injured in a police shootout ...
2 days ago · Share. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A leader of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs was injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police in their first major incursion into gang-controlled territory since a U.N.-backed mission began earlier this year, police said Tuesday. The second-in-command of the Kraze Baryè gang, known simply as ...
Why Foreign Officers Are Policing Haiti - The New York Times
Jul 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.
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts
Aug 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
Jun 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.
Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force ...
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 Conille as they prepare to deploy in upcoming ...
Kenya’s police could be sent to Haiti to quell gang violence. Some ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the...
Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti
Oct 3, 2023 · The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of international forces led by Kenya to curb escalating gang violence in Haiti.
Kenya-led police force arrives in Haiti to tackle gang violence - NBC News
Jun 26, 2024 · The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.
Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? - BBC
Oct 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...