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Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti
Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would bring the Kenyan contingent, deployed incrementally since June to help the Caribbean nation’s beleaguered police force, up to 1,000.
Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Peacekeeping Force, Makes First Visit
The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.
Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going
After arriving onboard a Kenya Airways flight at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Ruto descended the stairway and was greeted by members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council and the force commander of the Multinational Security Support mission, Godfrey Otunge.
Kenya's Ruto Open to Converting Haiti Mission to U.N. Peacekeeping Operation
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces.
Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN considers future of peacekeeping efforts
Meanwhile, U.N. human rights expert William O'Neill, who visited Haiti this week, warned Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti and that Haiti's National Police still lack the "logistical and technical capacity" to fight gangs, which are capturing new territory.
Kenya’s Ruto lands in Haiti to assess police mission as insecurity deepens
Kenya-led police mission to Haiti’s mandate expires next month as country continues to reel from widespread violence.
Ruto says he's open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation
Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.
Kenyan President Ruto will visit Haiti on Saturday amid questions over deployment
President William Ruto of Kenya will visit Haiti on Saturday morning and will receive a formal diplomatic welcome, the Haitian government said on Friday.
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