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Haiti has appointed Laurent Saint-Cyr as the head of its transitional presidential council amid ongoing gang violence and threats to overthrow the government, with gangs controlling most neighborhoods and violence escalating, prompting international aid and calls for restoring order.
A year after an international police force was deployed to Haiti to combat gangs, its future remains uncertain due to funding shortages and limited progress, with gangs still controlling much of Port-au-Prince and violence escalating, highlighting international community's insufficient support.
Another 200 Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission to combat violent gangs controlling much of Port-au-Prince. This follows an earlier deployment of 200 officers, with more expected to join from various countries. The mission aims to support Haiti's understaffed police force and address rampant violence, though concerns remain about the effectiveness and potential abuses by the Kenyan police.
Despite the U.S. downplaying its role, a U.N.-approved stabilization force led by Kenya, with up to 2,500 police officers and soldiers from various countries, is set to arrive in Haiti to support the national police against armed gangs controlling much of the capital. The coalition was assembled by the Biden administration, which struggled to find a willing leader for the mission.
Kenya's plan to deploy police officers to Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission to combat gang violence has been halted by a court ruling, which the government intends to challenge. The ruling stated that the deployment was unconstitutional and illegal. The decision to deploy had been seen as a show of solidarity with Haiti, but concerns were raised about supporting an unelected administration and previous human rights abuses in the country. The Haitian government and international community had been seeking a multinational force to address the escalating violence, with Kenya and other countries pledging personnel for the mission.
A Kenyan court has ruled that the government's plan to send police officers to lead a U.N.-approved mission in Haiti is unconstitutional, casting doubt on the initiative aimed at addressing gang violence in the Caribbean nation. The opposition party had challenged the deployment, citing a violation of the constitution. The court stated that under Kenyan law, deploying officers abroad requires a "reciprocal arrangement" with the host government. The government's response to the ruling and the future of the mission remain uncertain, as Haiti continues to grapple with escalating gang violence.
The first United Nations mission to Nagorno-Karabakh in 30 years arrived to find that nearly the entire ethnic Armenian population had fled the region, which was reclaimed by Azerbaijan in a military operation last month. Armenian officials have described the exodus as an "ethnic cleansing," while Azerbaijan denies any forced relocation. The UN mission will assess the humanitarian needs of those remaining and those who have fled. Armenia now faces the challenge of housing the influx of refugees, many of whom are in need of immediate assistance.