UN Security Council’s voted on Monday to approved the deployment of a Kenya-led police mission to Haiti to help fight the widespread gang violence.
Kenya’s President William Ruto has welcomed this approval and says the situation in Haiti is a matter of humanitarian consideration and requires collective action.
“This mandate is not only about peace and security, but also about the rebuilding of Haiti,” Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Alfred Mutua said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
He called on international partners to help Kenya put together an effective multinational support mission “that within a short time, will be in Haiti changing lives”.
The resolution was approved with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions from China and Russia.
Haitian Foreign Minister Jean Victor Généus applauded Monday’s vote, terming it “an expression of solidarity with a population in distress”.
Kenya has promised to deploy 1,000 police officers early next year, Jamaica, Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda has also planned joining this mission if approved.
