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Kenya-led mission to Haiti faces scrutiny as UN mandate deadline looms

Kenyan police officers stand together during a joint operation with Haitian Police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 29 July, 2024. © Jean Feguens Regala / REUTERS

Almost one year after the United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti, the future of the Kenya-led operation in the Caribbean country is in doubt. Having met with limited success in combatting gang violence, it's not certain the UN mandate will be renewed next month.

Following multiple delays over the past year, the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission finally landed on Haitian soil in June to reclaim the streets from gangs and set the stage for elections – the first since 2016.

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