CARICOM, an alliance of Caribbean nations, on Sunday, March 10, summoned some ambassadors to Jamaica as Kenya's commitment to deploy police to Haiti continues to experience delays.
While Kenya was given the green light by the United Nations to deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled nation in October 2023, the process has stalled due to court cases.
Envoys summoned are from the United States, France, Canada and the United Nations.
This was communicated by Guyana Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who explained that the envoys would explore options to bring order and instill some faith among the people of Haiti.
"Criminals have now taken over the country. There is no government, it is becoming a failed society," he stated on the need for the emergency meeting.
Additionally, the envoys together with CARICOM will discuss possible ways to provide assistance to the people of Haiti.
The meeting was convened the same day that the United States airlifted non-essential American staff from its embassy in Port-au-Prince.
Additionally, the European Union delegation has since left the war-torn country.
This was communicated by the German foreign ministry adding that ambassadors of countries in the EU have since left for the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
The envoys will likely be appraised of President William Ruto’s phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made on Saturday, March 9.
Despite the deteriorating situation in Haiti, Ruto assured the United States that Kenya would honour its commitment to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti.
The Kenyan Police will work closely with Haiti security forces to ensure the country holds free and fair elections.
