The Kenyan-led multinational mission that was approved by the UN Security Council last October aims to help combat violent gangs, restore security and enable long overdue elections. The ICG report published on Friday (5 January) warns that major challenges lie in wait for the mission once it is on the ground. The report also highlights links between corrupt police and the gangs that could make it difficult to maintain operational secrecy. Therefore, the report recommends that the mission should not deploy in force until it has sufficient troops, training and equipment to overpower the gangs. In any case, for the sake of Haiti’s long-suffering people, every effort must go into helping the mission succeed,” the report concludes.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2024 12:02 UTC