The top U.N. envoy for the Sahel and West Africa warned that terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in the region, and urged the Security Council to pursue financing regionally led police operations.
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UN to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence
By Dánica CotoThe Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that authorizes deployment of a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Haiti first requested such an intervention in October 2022, but neither […]