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Washington: Amid violence in Haiti, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will journey to Jamaica on Monday to attend a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) assembly on Haiti violence the place a collapse in safety and a humanitarian disaster within the Caribbean nation has unfolded, the State Department mentioned. Blinken will focus on a proposal developed by CARICOM and Haitian officers to expedite a political transition in Haiti by way of the creation of a broad-based, unbiased presidential faculty in addition to the deployment of a multinational safety mission to revive order.
His go to got here a day after the US army mentioned it carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the nation and added US forces to bolster embassy safety, because the Caribbean nation reels beneath a state of emergency. The operation was the most recent signal of Haiti’s troubles as gang violence threatens to carry down the federal government and has led hundreds to flee their properties.
“This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,” the US army’s Southern Command mentioned in an announcement.
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Haiti entered a state of emergency final Sunday after combating escalated whereas Prime Minister Ariel Henry was in Nairobi looking for a deal for the long-delayed UN-backed mission. Kenya introduced final 12 months it might lead the power however months of home authorized wrangling have successfully positioned the mission on maintain.
On Saturday, the US State Department mentioned Blinken had spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto concerning the Haiti disaster and the 2 males underscored their dedication to a multinational safety mission to revive order. In the Southern Command’s assertion, it mentioned Washington remained dedicated to these targets.
“Our embassy remains focused on advancing US government efforts to support the Haitian people, including mobilizing support for the Haitian National Police, expediting the deployment of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and accelerating a peaceful transition of power via free and fair elections,” it mentioned. Jamaica will host leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on March 11 to debate methods to help Haiti and promote political dialogue.
(With inputs from companies)
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