Despite deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti, violence remains widespread
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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The deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti was supposed to quell ongoing violence, but two months in, that effort isn't going as planned. Local media report that gangs not only remain in power, but continue to expand their grip on the country. In the US, command of the English language is integral to finding work and housing, navigating education and health care, and everyday tasks, like getting groceries and using public transportation. But across Massachusetts, at least 20,000 immigrants are waiting to get into English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. And, an urban explorer from Russia was arrested in Albania for visiting some of the country's defunct military sites. Since she can't leave the country, she's started giving unofficial tours to tourists.
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| 0:00.0 | Two months ago Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti aiming to help stem gang violence. |
| 0:11.0 | With the arrival of Kenyans and the offensive of the police, however, essentially they started |
| 0:16.8 | spreading. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Carolyn Buehler. |
| 0:19.3 | And I'm Marco Werman, the latest news from Haiti, also today why some Ukrainians fleeing the war have made |
| 0:24.6 | their way to Brazil and a sneaky Philippine naval operation 25 years ago continues |
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| 0:36.7 | bottles of beer. Plus nearly 22 million pilgrims converge in an Iraqi city to mourn a |
| 0:42.4 | grandson of the prophet Muhammad. |
| 0:44.6 | Imam Hussein represents justice, freedom. |
| 0:48.0 | He rose to say no to the dictator of his time. |
| 0:51.4 | All that amore today, here on the world. |
| 0:55.0 | This is the world. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm Marco Werman. |
| 1:00.0 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:01.0 | Thank you for being with us today. |
| 1:03.6 | Kenyan police officers first touched down in Haiti two months ago. |
| 1:07.0 | Their presence now some 400 strong was supposed to quell out of control gang violence. |
| 1:11.7 | The killings have gone down, but gangs continue to terrorize Haiti. |
| 1:15.4 | Save the children says that on average five children each week there lose their lives. |
| 1:20.1 | The U.S. is sending in more armored personnel carriers, but authorities say what's really needed is more human resources, police or soldiers. |
| 1:29.0 | Harold Isaac is an independent journalist in Haiti based in Petyonville. |
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