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U.S. Wants To Double The Amount Of International Forces Fighting Gangs In Haiti And Remove Kenya From Leadership Role

Police monitor street gang violence in Haiti (March 2024) (Credit: (Photo by CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. wants to double the amount of international forces fighting gangs in Haiti and remove Kenya from its leading role, an official said at the Organization of American States.

Concretely, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly J. Penland said the Trump administration is drafting a resolution to present before the UN Security Council that will "properly resource" the Caribbean country's struggling push to retake control. It also endorses one by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to provide support using peacekeeping money.

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