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Kenya Sends Police to Haiti Amid Gang Violence Crisis

12/11/2025

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Kenya Joins Gang Suppression

Kenya has deployed 230 police officers to Haiti as part of the Gang Suppression Force.
The United Nations Security Council approved expanding the GSF to about 980 personnel.
The GSF aims to dismantle gangs that control Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite, where violence displaced over 1.4 million.
Funding remains inadequate, and the GSF needs $800 million annually but has only $113 million.

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Haiti Forms Gang Force

Haiti is set to form a new Gang Suppression Force with commitments from Chad and Bangladesh to provide 5,500 troops.
A New York meeting highlighted the urgency of Haiti's security crisis, with support from the U.S. and Canada.
Canada and France have not committed troops, and funding gaps persist.
The new force aims to restore control and prepare for elections, as Haiti has not held presidential elections since 2016.

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Historical Context

The 2006 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 aimed to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, deploying over 15,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon. Despite this, Hezbollah has since amassed an arsenal of 150,000 rockets, undermining the resolution's goals. Similarly, Haiti's Gang Suppression Force struggles with funding, securing only $113 million of the $800 million needed, reflecting ongoing challenges in international security interventions.

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Kenya Joins Gang Suppression

Kenya has deployed 230 police officers to Haiti as part of the Gang Suppression Force.
The United Nations Security Council approved expanding the GSF to about 980 personnel.
The GSF aims to dismantle gangs that control Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite, where violence displaced over 1.4 million.
Funding remains inadequate, and the GSF needs $800 million annually but has only $113 million.

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