Haiti Mission: UN Boosts Police Deployment from 1000 to 5000 as Situation Worsens
The United Nations has stated that Haiti will need around 5,000 police officers to effectively confront and dismantle the dangerous gangs operating within its borders.
According to William O’Neill, a United Nations human rights specialist, the escalating conflict in the Caribbean nation would require a deployment of around 4,000 to 5,000 police officers for the mission.
O’Neill observed that the present circumstances have reached their peak severity, indicating that it will necessitate an additional fivefold increase in the number of officers, beyond the initial 1000, to assist the Haitian National Police in restoring security and addressing human rights violations.
The UN human rights specialist declared during the presentation of a report urging urgent and decisive measures to address the dire situation in the nation.
He additionally mentioned that the lack of accountability and ineffective governance, coupled with increasing gang violence, have significantly eroded the legal framework, pushing institutions in Haiti perilously toward collapse.
O’Neill’s report, summarizing the conditions in Haiti from the past five months up to February, unveiled the ongoing recruitment and exploitation of both boys and girls by gangs.
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The report also revealed the harsh truth that numerous children have died, with certain individuals being fatally harmed while trying to flee.
In July of the previous year, the United Nations disclosed its need for just 1000 police officers to handle the circumstances in the Caribbean nation, expressing a preference for Kenyan police for the assignment.
A month after Kenya inked an agreement with Haiti permitting the dispatch of its police officers to Port-au-Prince, a report from the UN human rights specialist emerged.
The contract was endorsed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and the Minister of Security from Haiti at State House, with President William Ruto and Prime Minister Ariel Henry in attendance.
During the state house gathering, President Ruto pledged assistance to Haiti in addressing the gang issue in the Caribbean nation, emphasizing the shared heritage between the two countries.
We are offering the experience and expertise of our police officers in the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti as mandated by the United Nations Security Council and as guided by our courts,” Ruto commented.
Haiti Mission: UN Boosts Police Deployment from 1000 to 5000 as Situation Worsens