Kenya sends hundreds of police officers to help Haiti restore order.

On June 25, a group of 400 Kenyan police officers arrived at Toussaint Louverture Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, to assist the Caribbean nation in preventing violence perpetrated by armed gangs.

The presence of Kenyan police forces will help Haiti restore order and achieve lasting stability sooner. (Source: The Washington Post)

This is the first of 1,000 officers that Kenya has committed to deploying to Haiti under a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council in October 2023.

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille praised the determination of the Kenyan government and people to stand alongside his country in the fight against the instability that is eroding life in Haiti.

Meanwhile, Kenyan President William Ruto believes that the presence of these elite forces will help Haiti quickly restore order and achieve lasting stability.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols welcomed the deployment of Kenyan forces in Haiti, but stressed that much work remains to be done to stem the tide of gang violence.

According to a United Nations report, more than 2,500 people were killed or seriously injured in Haiti in the first quarter of 2024 due to violence linked to armed groups.

Violence is also a major reason why people in this country are forced to leave their homes. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), there are currently more than 360,000 people living in homelessness in the Caribbean nation.

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