Latest International Effort to Help Haiti Greeted by Doubts

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(Bloomberg) — A new international effort is under way to reverse Haiti’s rapid descent into lawlessness, but disagreements, tepid contributions, and delays in deploying police forces have raised concerns that yet another mission to rescue the Caribbean nation is doomed to fail. 

A multinational security force established by the United Nations Security Council last October has yet to be deployed amid domestic disputes in Kenya, which has volunteered to lead it. 

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Countries that have long supported Haiti are scaling back funding as conflicts elsewhere in the world compete for their attention, while others are thinking twice about putting their forces in danger.