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Military - note Haiti, in 7 editions.

The entry for Haiti published Military - note in 7 editions of 36, from 1999 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
6
the first edition with it
1999
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military--note” (1999) and “Military - note” (2000 to 2025).

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  • Haiti's military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference and human rights violations;
  • the military was reinstated by former President MOISE in 2017 after the UN ended its peacekeeping operation in Haiti;
  • the reconstituted military established an Army command in 2018 and has received some training assistance from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, France, and Mexico;
  • the military’s stated mission is to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime;
  • in 2023, Prime Minister HENRY called upon the military to assist the National Police (PNH) in combating armed gangs, which have overwhelmed the PNH, killed hundreds of Haitians, and seized control of swaths of territory, including much of the capital Port-au-Prince, since the assassination of President MOISE in 2021
  • in 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security support mission (MSS) to help bring gang violence under control;
  • the first contingent of MSS personnel from the Kenya National Police Service arrived in mid-2024;
  • other countries pledging forces included the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica;
  • the mission is slated to have a total of 2,500 personnel (2025)

Haiti's military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference and human rights violations; the military was reinstated by former President MOISE in 2017 after the UN ended its peacekeeping operation in Haiti; the reconstituted military established an Army command in 2018 and has received some training assistance from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, France, and Mexico; the military’s stated mission is to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; in 2023, Prime Minister HENRY called upon the military to assist the National Police (PNH) in combating armed gangs, which have overwhelmed the PNH, killed hundreds of Haitians, and seized control of swaths of territory, including much of the capital Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince, since the assassination of President MOISE in 2021; as of 2024, at least 300 criminal groups were operating in Haiti 2021
in 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security support mission (MSS) to help bring gang violence under control; the first contingent of MSS personnel from the Kenya National Police Service arrived in mid-2024; other countries pledging forces included the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica have also pledged forces; Jamaica; the mission is slated to have a total of 2,500 personnel (2024) (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Haiti: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 1999–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/haiti/military-note.

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