US EditionUS and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects
The new force aims to arrest gang members and secure critical infrastructure amid gangs controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, the UN draft states.
- On Aug. 28, Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea announced the United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member Gang Suppression Force in Haiti.
- Since the assassination, Haiti has lacked a president, gangs control 90% of Port-au-Prince, and the Kenya-led multinational force is understrength with fewer than 1,000 troops.
- The draft resolution would authorize participants to conduct intelligence-led counter-gang operations and grant them power to detain Haitians, also supporting Haitian authorities against illicit arms trafficking.
- The draft would authorize U.N. member states to transition the mission with Haiti's government for an initial period, securing airport and ports, schools and hospitals, while thanking Kenya and reaffirming Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's call for scaling up.
- The two countries outlined their proposal in a draft resolution obtained Wednesday, noting the Kenya-led mission was intended for 2,500 troops but remains understrength below 1,000 while the draft calls for 5,500 uniformed personnel and 50 civilians funded by voluntary contributions.
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The Security Council is expected to vote on the Gang Abolition Force project by the end of the month
The United States and Panama urge the United Nations Security Council (UN) to authorize the creation of a force of 5550 members, empowered to arrest gang members in Haiti, in order to help stop the escalation of violence.
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US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 to tackle gangs in Haiti, with the power to detain
The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence.
U.S. and Panama Push for 5,500-Troop Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as Crisis Deepens
With gangs now controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. and Panama are urging the U.N. to approve a muscular international force to help restore order in Haiti—one with the power not just to support, but to detain and dismantle. The post U.S. and Panama Push for 5,500-Troop Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as Crisis Deepens appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.
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