Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, aka Barbecue, right, talks to reporters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 6, 2021. Nearly 2,500 people were kidnapped last year in Haiti, an 80 per cent increase compared with the previous year, according to UN statistics. Leading the missionGuterres reiterated need for urgent action, particularly in providing financial support for the Kenya-led non-UN Multinational Security Support mission. President William Ruto and Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry at State House, Nairobi. He said the security mission to Haiti is multinational, mandated by UNSCR 2699 (2023), which enjoyed unanimous approval at the UN, in endorsing Kenya to lead and coordinate this multinational mission.
