Kenyan president visits Haiti
Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going
After arriving onboard a Kenya Airways flight at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Ruto descended the stairway and was greeted by members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council and the force commander of the Multinational Security Support mission, Godfrey Otunge.
Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN grapples with future of peacekeeping efforts
Kenyan President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces, which have struggled to contain the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.
Kenya's Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation
Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.
Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Peacekeeping Force, Makes First Visit
The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.
Kenyan President Ruto will visit Haiti on Saturday amid questions over deployment
President William Ruto of Kenya will visit Haiti on Saturday morning and will receive a formal diplomatic welcome, the Haitian government said on Friday.
Ruto says he's open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation
Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country’s security has significantly improved.” Ruto’s claim was contradicted by a United Nations security expert,
Presidente de Kenia visita Haití en medio de dudas de los esfuerzos para luchar contra pandillas
El presidente de Kenia, William Ruto, llegó el sábado a Haití mientras Naciones Unidas batalla para determinar cómo apoyar de la mejor manera a las fuerzas de Kenia y Jamaica, que con escasos fondos e
Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti
Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the ...
UN rights expert urges urgent action as Haiti crisis worsens
The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said on Friday that the situation in the conflict-hit Caribbean nation ...
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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
The United Nations has been involved in Haiti on and off since 1990. A 2004 rebellion had the country on the brink of collapse, leading to deployment of a U.N. force. It helped stabilize the ...
At least 24 dead following fuel tanker explosion in Haiti
The death toll has risen to at least 24 after a fuel tanker explosion in Haiti, local authorities reported Sunday. Dozens ...
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Jamaica follows in Kenya’s footsteps as Kenya promises more troops in Haiti
The security mission in Haiti led by troops from Kenya is set to receive more men from the East African nation in the coming ...