Haiti, Kenya Police

New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A fourth contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.
US freezes funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
More Kenyan Police Arrive in Haiti to Boost Security Mission
A Kenyan police officer adjusts the helmet of a colleague after arriving as part of a peace-keeping mission to tackle violence in Haiti, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince,
US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital.
200 Kenyan police officers arrive at UN mission in Haiti
Two hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs in the crisis-plagued Caribbean country. More than 600 Kenyan officers had already been stationed in Haiti as part of a multinational force of police officers and soldiers from other countries — including Jamaica,
U.S. supports the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says as more troops arrive
The United States is committed to working with the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti, but its numbers need increase to restore peace and stability to the country, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
Kenya deploys additional 144 police to Haiti
A new contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to bolster a UN-backed security mission, AFP journalists observed, as the United States reiterated its support but called
Police from Kenya, helicopters from El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
A new contingent of 144 Kenyan police officers, including 24 women, arrived in Haiti on Thursday, February 6, 202,5 to beef up the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission. Their presence, along with a contingent of 70 military soldiers from El Salvador,
More Kenyan cops arrive in Haiti as US assures support for anti-gang security mission
As he visits the Dominican Republic on the final stop of his five-day overseas mission to the region, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sending strong assurances that the Trump administration is not shutting down the United Nations-authorized and heavily U.
Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely ...
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Haiti gang-rape horror as girl, 16, is drugged, beaten and 'raped relentlessly for a month in a warehouse' amid 1,000% increase in sexual violence against children on crime ...
Haiti has been mired for decades by political instability, made worse in recent years by criminal gangs that have grown more powerful. Gangs now control 85 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince ...
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves ...
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
Three under–the–radar stories from the Americas highlight Haiti’s election struggles, Chile’s new biodiversity park, and ...
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Sexual violence against children in Haiti rises by 1,000%, UN says
Gang rule in Haiti has led to a staggering rise in sexual violence against children, the United Nations' children's organisation has warned. The Caribbean island has been in the grip of violent ...
As part of Trump aid freeze, police contractors are laid off in Haiti amid gang attacks
Even a three month stop has very severe negative consequences around the world and in Haiti, for saving people’s lives and ...
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Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage
The head of Haiti’s embattled presidential council says he believes that both a reform of the country’s constitution and general elections to put a legitimate government back in charge can ...
US freezes some funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen ...
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
A crowd of 500 descended from dusty trucks on a recent morning and shuffled through a tiny gap in a border gate separating ...