The Republic of Benin has pledged to deploy 2,000 troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peacekeeping forceto help the Caribbean nation’s police fight armed gangs. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations on Monday made this known during a press conference in Guyana.<\/p>\n
The announcement also comes on the heels of the United States committing US$200 million in support, marking a significant international effort to restore peace and democracy in Haiti without direct military involvement.<\/p>\n
The United Nations in October authorized the mission, a year after Haiti`s unelected government made the request.<\/p>\n
Since then, the offers to support the security force, based on voluntary contributions, have come mostly from developing nations in Africa and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Kenya, which was the first nation in Africa to respond to the request has pledged to lead the mission, offering 1,000 police officers, but a local court later barred the move as unconstitutional. President William Ruto has however vowed the plan will go ahead.<\/p>\n
Some Caribbean countries that had pledged support had called for more Francophone nations to join the effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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