Tuesday, August 1st at a press conference, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield declared "[...] we welcome Kenya’s decision to lead the multinational force https://www.haitilibre .com/article-40134-haiti-flash-kenya-agrees-to-deploy-1-000-police-in-haiti.html , we will be working on a resolution [...] that will give the Kenyans what they require to establish their presence in Haiti" without specifying a timeline...

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield underlined "[...] This is not a traditional peacekeeping force, this is not a traditional security situation. We have gangs that have overtaken the country, ... that are terrorizing civilians every single day."

Adding "[...] It is really a police action to stabilize the country, so that the country can return to the path of democracy, so that they can move forward with a political process, which will lead to a stable Government, which will be in able to deal with future situations."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40161-haiti-flash-the-united-states-congratulates-kenya-and-pledges-to-support-the-intervention.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40157-haiti-flash-the-bahamas-promise-to-join-kenya-in-the-international-intervention-force.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40149-haiti-un-flash-antonio-guterres-urges-the-states-of-the-region-to-join-kenya.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40141-haiti-flash-first-reactions-to-kenya-s-announcement-to-support-the-pnh.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40134-haiti-flash-kenya-agrees-to-deploy-1-000-police-officers-in-haiti.html

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