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Haiti's New UN-Backed Gang-Fighting Force Exceeds Funding Expectations
The force has secured more pledges than its target and is coordinating with Haitian police as officials seek to restore security ahead of elections.
- The U.N.-backed international force to combat gangs in Haiti has received pledges exceeding its goal of 5,500 personnel, with Chadian troops already deployed in Port-au-Prince and full deployment expected by year-end.
- More than $200 million has been pledged by 13 U.N. Security Council members to fund the force, with $59 million disbursed, including a $30 million pledge from Qatar over three years.
- Between December and February, over 2,400 people were killed in Haiti amid escalating gang violence, with gangs controlling much of the capital and displacing 1.45 million people.
- The Haitian government aims to hold elections by the end of the year, contingent on improved security and regaining control of gang-held areas, with the U.N. forces coordinating closely with local police and regional partners.
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Haiti’s new U.N.-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations
The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti's violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, with Chadian troops already deployed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, the U.N. special envoy to the violence-torn country said Thursday.
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Haiti's new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations
The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti’s violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, and Chadian troops have already deployed in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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