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Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti

Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would bring the Kenyan contingent, deployed incrementally since June to help the Caribbean nation’s beleaguered police force, up to 1,000.

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Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

Kenya's President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country's security has significantly improved.” Ruto's claim was contradicted by a United Nations security expert,

The New York Times · 21h

Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Peacekeeping Force, Makes First Visit

The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.

Haiti, Gang Violence

UN Expert Warns Haiti Gang Violence Is Spreading: 'Race Against Time'

William O'Neill, the UN Haitian human rights expert, warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading in the Caribbean country.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals remains underfunded and understaffed.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

UN Rights Expert Urges Urgent Action as Haiti Crisis Worsens

The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said on Friday that the situation in the conflict-hit Caribbean nation had worsened and efforts to rebuild security must be amplified as a security mission deadline fast approaches.

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Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going

After arriving onboard a Kenya Airways flight at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Ruto descended ...

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From Tennessee to California, families seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Adopted children living in orphanages across Haiti have endured multiple emergency evacuations as gangs pillage and plunder ...

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Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti's biggest cities

A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration has been killed in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien ...

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They moved back a decade ago. Now they’re struggling amid Haiti’s economic collapse

Ten years ago, Boursiquot and his wife Marguerite Baril-Boursiquot, both Haitian, did what many in the country’s burgeoning ...

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Haiti creates council tasked with holding first elections in a decade

Haiti's government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council, marking the most concrete step toward reviving the ...

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Haiti starts preparing for first election since 2016

Haiti began moves towards holding its first elections since 2016 — albeit they may not take place until 2026.

Haiti’s independence debt and 7 stories about Haitian culture

Get to know The Haitian Times and learn how France extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from Haiti for decades in this ...

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Where is Haiti? What to know about the the Caribbean nation and Haitian migration

Haitians and their homeland of Haiti have been thrust into an unfavorable spotlight. What to know about the Caribbean nation ...

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