Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.
Kenya backs Haiti's call for peacekeeping mission, advisor says
A top Kenyan security advisor said on Wednesday that her nation backs calls from Haiti for the United Nations to consider turning a current international security mission in the Caribbean nation into a formal U.
Kenya's Haiti Mission Hit With Mysterious Ksh2.1 Billion Payment
It has been revealed that the government, through the National Treasury, has spent Ksh.2.1 billion on the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti. This comes despite earlier assurances from the government that no taxpayer money would be used to send 1,
Govt Justifies Ksh2.1 B Haiti Mission as UN Faces Funding Shortages
US diplomats have been pressing for rapid action, pointing to the need for consistent funding and a unified international approach. Haiti’s government has called for a UN peacekeeping force to increase funding to aid the mission—a request supported by the Organisation of American States.
US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that shut all air traffic to the capital Port-au-Prince this week.
Gang violence leaves at least 150 dead in Haiti's capital this week, UN says
The death toll from gang violence in Haiti this year rose to over 4,500 after 150 people were killed in the capital of Port-au-Prince over the past week, United Nations human rights chief Volker
Kenya to Continue Leading Haiti Mission as China and Russia Oppose Proposed Changes
This comes after the latest meeting of the UN Security Council as the Haiti mission continues to face a serious cash crunch.
Haiti descends further into gang violence as Doctors Without Borders suspends operations
Gang violence surged in Haiti, with a paroxysm of bloodshed leaving at least 150 dead and driving the charity Doctors Without Borders to suspend its operations in the country. Haiti has been racked by armed groups who operate with impunity, unrestrained by a government that controls little of the nation’s actual territory.
Russia and China oppose changing Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Police officers man a checkpoint checking for weapons, in the Petion-Ville of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Nov 19. (AP)
US Pushes UN To Upgrade Haiti Force To Peacekeepers
A Kenyan-led police force trying to restore order in gang-ridden Haiti should be turned into a UN peacekeeping mission, the United States said Wednesday, pressing an idea opposed by China and Russia.
Russia Issues Statement on Kenyan Mission in Haiti After Rejecting US Proposal
Russia has called for more support for the Kenyan police in Haiti, a day after rejecting a United States-led proposal to turn the Kenya-led police mission in Haiti into a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operation.
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
UNITED NATIONS -- Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in ...
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Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
Seven months after the council member’s bold declaration — and five months after the first contingent of foreign police ...
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‘It’s normal practice,’ PS Sing’Oei clarifies Kenya's Ksh.2.1B spending on Haiti mission
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Dr. Korir Sing’Oei has downplayed concerns by Kenyans following the ...