The Western hemisphere’s poorest nation sees a glimmer of hope

(The Washington Post) Two years after the assassination of Haiti’s president triggered a spiral of mayhem, economic calamity and gang violence, there is a glimmer of hope for the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. It arrives from the government of Kenya, which has offered to send 1,000 police officers and lead a multinational force that would help Haitian authorities restore a semblance of order.

The Kenyan proposal responds to an appeal by U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, who has taken stock of Haiti’s political turmoil and humanitarian meltdown and correctly concluded that the country’s suffering will only deepen without outside intervention.

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