2023-07-30 22:16:29
The Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it welcomed “with great interest” the announcement by Kenya that it is ready to lead a multinational force in this country torn by violence.
Haiti fully appreciates this demonstration of African solidarity, said the head of Haitian diplomacy, Jean Victor Généus, in a press release published Sunday on the ministry’s website.
Kenya announced on Saturday that it was ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti and deploy 1,000 police there to help train and assist Haitian police in restoring normalcy to the country as well as protecting facilities. strategic.
This proposed deployment, however, requires a mandate from the UN Security Council as well as the agreement of local authorities.
The Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it received this announcement with great interest, which confirms the willingness of this brotherly country to provide effective support to the Haitian law enforcement agencies. […] and even to consider the possibility of assuming the leadership of a multinational force as soon as the Security Council of the United Nations has given its approval.
Kenya has also indicated that it will send an assessment mission by an operational team of its police in the coming weeks.
The Haitian ministry said it would welcome this mission.
Everyday crime
Gangs control around 80% of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, and violent crimes such as rape, kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery and carjacking are daily occurrences.
With Haiti’s security forces overwhelmed, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry have called for international intervention to support the police.
This week, the United States ordered non-essential personnel and the families of government officials to leave Haiti as soon as possible.
On Thursday, an American woman and her child were kidnapped in Haiti, a Christian organization announced.
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