Gang violence in Haiti has increased to a record high ahead of the deployment of a multinational force to restore peace and tranquillity. The United Nations Security Council reported this worrying trend on Monday, October 23, while advocating for an urgent deployment of foreign police officers to the Caribbean nation. Ghadha Fathi Waly, an executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC), added that gangs took over key infrastructure in Haiti while meting violence on citizens. She also added that the violence in Haiti has displaced almost 200,000 as the violence spreads from the capital, Port-au-Prince, to other departments. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council, on October 2, approved a resolution to send a multinational force to Haiti led by 1,000 Kenyan police officers.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2023 09:40 UTC