A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, the mission said.

More than 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday to help Haiti’s overwhelmed police force curb gang violence, one day after a first contingent, bringing their number to more than 150,

The 83 security personnel included an advance team of eight soldiers from El Salvador and the first 75 of 150 military police officers from Guatemala

according to Guatemala's government. A state of emergency has been in place across the Caribbean nation for months as the government battles violent gangs that have taken control of much of the capital Port-au-Prince. The forces are in Haiti to boost a ...

Guatemala and Salvador sent soldiers to Haiti to join the Multinational Security Support (MSS) on Friday, according to the announcement of the Haitian National Police. This group, consisting of 75

In Port-au-Prince alone, where the largest number of homeless are located, displacement has nearly doubled, rising by 87% fueled by relentless gang violence, the collapse of essential services, particularly healthcare,

There is hope of more operations and impact after at least 739 Haitian police officers graduated from a college managed by Kenya police.

Haitians on the ground continue to demand a real democratic election, the removal of the UN/U.S. appointed transitional government, end of the occupation and a true opportunity at self-determination for the Haitian people.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 5,600 people were reported killed ... days ago by some 150 military police officers from Central America, the majority from Guatemala. Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize have sent a handful of personnel, while other nations ...

These figures alone cannot capture the absolute horrors being perpetrated in Haiti, but they show the unremitting violence to which people are being subjected,”  said U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.

A second contingent of 77 Guatemalans arrived in Haiti on Saturday, January 4, 2024, to join the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission to fight armed gangs. Guatemala had agreed to deploy 150 military police to help Haiti.

A total of 150 Guatemalan soldiers landed in Haiti on Friday and Saturday to join a United Nations-backed mission led by Kenya aimed at curbing rampant gang violence.