The UN Security Council approved a resolution on Monday to deploy a multinational force led by Kenya to Haiti. This force aims to combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The resolution, drafted by the US, received 13 votes in favor, with Russia and China abstaining. The force is authorized to deploy for one year, with a review scheduled after nine months, as reported by the AP. This deployment will be the first of its kind in Haiti since a UN-approved mission nearly two decades ago. Although no specific date has been set, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently stated that a security mission to Haiti could deploy “in months.”
Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Alfred Mutua, told the BBC that the force should be in Haiti by Jan. 1, “if not before then.” The size of the force is yet to be determined, although Kenya’s government has previously proposed sending 1,000 police officers. Additionally, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda have pledged to contribute personnel. Last month, the US promised to provide logistics and $100 million to support the Kenyan-led force. Russian Federation representative, Vassily Nebenzia, expressed no objections in principle to the resolution but stated that sending an armed force to a country, even at its request, “is an extreme measure that must be thought through.”
China’s representative, Zhang Jun, expressed his hope that the countries leading the mission will hold consultations with Haitian officials regarding the deployment of the security force. He emphasized the need for a “legitimate, effective, accountable government” to be in place in Haiti for any resolution to have a lasting impact. The history of international intervention in Haiti is complex. A UN-approved stabilization mission that started in June 2004 faced challenges such as a sexual abuse scandal and the introduction of cholera, according to the AP. The mission concluded in October 2017. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 15 of this year, UN statistics indicated that over 2,400 people in Haiti were killed, with more than 950 kidnappings and 902 injuries reported. (Read more Haiti stories.)
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