As a direct consequence of the request made by the UN Security Council, on January the 17th 2010, calling for the deployment of self-sustainable units with crowd control capacities in Haiti, the CIMIN Presidency decided to launch the EGF mission in Haiti on the 8th of February 2010.
The engagement in "MINUSTAH" represented the first mission of EUROGENDFOR under UN aegis since its creation in 2004. A landmark in the development of the organization which certifies EGF as a credible and valid tool, ready to be used by the main International Organizations while dealing with Crisis Management Operations.
Following the UN Security Council Resolution nr.1892, the European Gendarmerie Force deployed in Haiti one French and one Italian Formed Police Unit (FPU), that along with the Spanish Special Weapons and Tactics Platoon performed the commitments of supporting the UN Civilian Police activities, assisting the Haitian National Police and the Humanitarian Agencies and other organizations acknowledged by the United Nations.
The EGF operational commitment ended on the 3rd of December 2010 |