UN Security Council approves Haiti security mission led by Kenya

Kenya has pledged 1,000 security personnel to help stabilize Haiti, but lots of questions remain

Protesters torch Haitian government car in Port-au-Prince
Protesters torch Haitian government car in Port-au-Prince
(Image credit: Richard Pierrin / AFP via Getty Images)

The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a yearlong multinational security mission to Haiti, led by Kenya and aimed at stabilizing the violence-wracked Caribbean. Thirteen of the 15 Security Council members approved the police mission; Russia and China abstained.

U.N. approval wasn't necessary since the mission will be led by Kenya and not the U.N. Department of Peace Operations, but Nairobi said it would not proceed without U.N. backing and the auspices of international law such support confers.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.