Kenya and Haiti on Friday signed an agreement on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Multi-National Security Support Mission to the Caribbean nation. The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2699 on October 2, 2023, authorising a multinational security support mission to Haiti. He added that there has also been extensive engagement with member States to translate global solidarity into concrete support for the Multinational Security Support Mission. He further noted that a petition was filed in court, which determined the need for a reciprocal instrument between Kenya and Haiti to enable the deployment. He reiterated Kenya’s commitment to contribute to the success of the multi-national mission.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2024 13:55 UTC