The UN said Friday it hopes the multinational security force heading to Haiti to help combat violent gangs will deploy before April. Ulrika Richardson, the United Nations’ resident coordinator in Haiti, said the force should be around 2,500 strong, though the composition has not been finalised. The UN Security Council gave the go-ahead in early October for the Kenya-led mission to help the overwhelmed Haitian police. – Gang control –Rampant gang violence is just one of the challenges facing the poorest state in the Americas, whose political, economic and public health systems are in tatters. Haiti has descended into “absolute, brutal violence”, Richardson said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 08, 2023 17:32 UTC