The Security Council approved sending multinational forces to Haiti
Oct 03, 2023
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 3: The United Nations Security Council has given the green light to the mission to deploy multinational armed forces to Haiti, although Russia and China abstained.
The above decision was made after Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry repeatedly called on the United Nations Security Council for military support because of the chaotic situation in the country. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the US also urged the international community to support this mission.
According to CNN, in the vote at the United Nations Security Council at dawn on October 3 (Vietnam time), 13 members voted to pass the resolution, while Russia and China chose to abstain.
Although approved by the Security Council, the multinational force is not officially under United Nations control. Instead, the Multinational Security Mission was led by Kenya. The country pledged to contribute a force of 1,000 police to participate in efforts to maintain security for Haiti.
Some of Haiti's neighbors such as Antigua and Barduda, the Bahamas and Jamaica also contributed forces.
The Multinational Security Mission is approved for implementation within one year, reviewed again after 9 months.
BBC quoted Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua as saying that Kenyan soldiers could arrive in Haiti by the end of this year.
The US also contributed financially, providing 100 million USD for logistical support.
The Kenyan-led multinational force's mission is to support the Haitian national police force, including building the country's police capacity, as well as conducting joint security operations.
The mission also aims to create stable conditions that would allow Haiti to hold elections, which have not taken place since 2016.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 2,400 Haitians are believed to have died, more than 950 people have been arrested and an additional 902 people have been injured, according to United Nations statistics.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
