A contingent of hundreds of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, the first deployment of forces since the UN Security Council approved expanding the existing force to fight the gangs that control most of the capital and large swaths of the country.
There are now almost 1,000 foreign officers in Haiti, force spokesperson Jack Ombaka told Reuters. The new force is authorized to deploy up to 5,500 personnel, but considering contributions are voluntary, they have been slow to happen, the outlet added. A pledging conference is expected to take place in New York this month.
