Haiti awaits results of UN vote on intervention

Port-au-Prince, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Haitian politicians are waiting for the results of the vote on a resolution in the United Nations Security Council that, if approved, would give the green light to the deployment of a multinational mission in that country.

October 2, 2023
10:56

The international force should be aimed to assist the National Police in combating gang violence and restoring security, which would allow general elections to be held.

The resolution establishes that Kenya will lead the troops and will be financed by voluntary contributions, although the United States pledged US$100 million to support logistics.

Likewise, countries such as Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas have offered to send police troops.

In addition to countering the armed groups that control vast areas of the capital and surrounding cities, the mission will also help protect key infrastructure such as ports, airports and roads.

So far this year, nearly 2,500 people have died in Haiti as a result of gang violence and close to 1,000 have been kidnapped, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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