US presses for military intervention in Haiti

ROGER MCKENZIE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023



inda Thomas-Greenfield, United States ambassador to the United Nations speaks during the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine, Friday, July 21, 2023, at United Nations headquarters.


ACTIVISTS said on Tuesday that the United States is exploiting proxy forces with its proposal to introduce a United Nations resolution for military intervention in Haiti.

The Caribbean nation has been struggling to get to grips with worsening political and economic instability, which has been exacerbated by gang violence.

The US State Department said that it will soon introduce a resolution to the UN security council for a multinational force to help combat gangs in Haiti.

On Saturday the Kenyan government offered to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti to support local police, who have been overwhelmed by the gangs, which dominate much of the country.

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