Over 1,200 killed in drone strikes in Haiti in less than a year
A recent report claims that drone strikes carried out by the Haitian government and a private company have killed over a dozen children.
New “Gang Suppression Force” to replace Kenyan police’s Haiti mission
The UN voted to replace Kenya’s mission in Haiti with a new global gang suppression force after 15 months of Kenya’s deployment, a move that exposes the weakness of the mission in restoring order in Haiti.
Hundreds of Kenyan police arrive in Port-au-Prince, establishing the latest foreign military occupation of Haiti
The Kenyan officers arrived to Port-au-Prince to establish the UN-authorized Multinational Security Support Mission to fight against gang violence in Haiti
Kenia suspende el despliegue policial en Haití tras la renuncia del Primer Ministro de facto
El gobierno del presidente William Ruto ha suspendido el despliegue de 1.000 policías kenianos como parte de una misión respaldada por Estados Unidos en Haití. La noticia se produjo un día después de que el primer ministro de facto de Haití, Ariel Henry, anunciara su dimisión para allanar el camino al nombramiento de un “Consejo Presidencial de Transición” en medio de la creciente inseguridad en el país.
Kenya halts police deployment to Haiti after resignation of de facto Prime Minister
The government of president William Ruto has suspended the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers as part of a US-backed mission to Haiti. The news followed a day after Haiti’s de facto PM, Ariel Henry, announced his resignation to pave the way for the appointment of a “Transitional Presidential Council” amid rising insecurity in the country.
Kenyan political leaders decry UN authorization of military intervention in Haiti
A UN Security Council vote authorized the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti, a move seen by some Kenyans as a violation of sovereignty and part of the United States’ neo-colonial agenda.
UN authorizes Kenyan-led military intervention in Haiti
The multinational security force will collaborate with Haitian National Police to conduct “targeted operations” to allegedly combat gang violence
Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic ties as UNSC mulls deployment of controversial “security support mission”
Kenya has stated that it will lead a potential security intervention in Haiti backed by the US and the UN. The move has been condemned by progressive forces as yet another attack on the sovereignty of Haiti in service of imperialist interests while plunging the country further into insecurity
Brazilian government must develop ‘new cooperation’ with Haiti
Camille Chalmers highlighted the negative legacy of MINUSTAH for the country
Haiti, plunged into cycles of humanitarian crisis, rejects the possibility of new foreign intervention
Movements propose transitional government and cooperation with the Global South to rebuild the country
What’s behind the post-election crisis in Guatemala?
Indigenous Guatemalan leader Carlos Barrientos Aragón reflects on the crisis that has unfolded in the country following the elections
The last thing Haiti needs is another military intervention
A military intervention in Haiti amid a deepening social, economic, and political crisis will not solve the problems facing the country
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