UN-backed Kenyan police land in Haiti to face gangsThe first UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. Members of a Kenyan police force, part of a new security mission, stand at the airport after disembarking, in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Photo: ReutersThe Kenyans’ arrival marks the fourth major foreign military intervention in Haiti. He was accompanied by Kenyan National Security Adviser Monica Juma. “We stand united in our commitment to support Haiti’s National Police to restore public order and security,” she said.


Source:   Taipei Times
June 27, 2024 03:44 UTC