Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission there, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.
Kenya now has a total of 617 officers operating in the Caribean nation under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS).
There are still significant challenges with the funding that were already there with the Biden administration.”
Kenya says it will send an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to reinforce security efforts in Haiti where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country.
The transitional government should prioritize governance over competing personal and political interests. Now is not the time for political infighting.’
Kenyan police officers arrived Saturday in Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police.
Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned.
Haiti's capital risks being overrun by gangs unless the U.N.-backed Kenya-led security mission receives more aid, as political instability and violence worsen the country's humanitarian crisis.
Riggy G is the self-styled son of Mau Mau, so it was interesting he did not challenge the disruption from Maina Njenga’s camp