More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to shore up security mission after US funding limbo
More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the U.S. froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.
US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital.
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
The latest deployment of Kenyan police comes two days after the U.S. notified the United Nations that it was freezing $13.3 million slated for the mission as part of a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
New contingent of Kenyan police arrive in Haitian capital
A contingent of 144 additional Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Thursday, part of a multinational security force backed by the United Nations. The police offers were sent to the Caribbean nation to combat gang violence,
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves not currently under their control, the multinational fight to end their terror is being impeded by the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
Kenyan Police Reinforcements Bolster Haiti's Fight Against Gangs
A contingent of 144 Kenyan police officers arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as part of a UN-backed multinational force to combat gang violence. Kenya's interior ministry announced the deployment on social media.
US freezes some funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
More Kenyan cops arrive in Haiti as US assures support for anti-gang security mission
As he visits the Dominican Republic on the final stop of his five-day overseas mission to the region, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sending strong assurances that the Trump administration is not shutting down the United Nations-authorized and heavily U.
Kenya deploys additional 144 police to Haiti
A new contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to bolster a UN-backed security mission, AFP journalists observed, as the United States reiterated its support but called
More Kenyan Police Arrive in Haiti to Boost Security Mission
A Kenyan police officer adjusts the helmet of a colleague after arriving as part of a peace-keeping mission to tackle violence in Haiti, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince,
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Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
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Funds Halted For Kenya-Led International Mission In Haiti As Part Of Trump's Freeze On Foreign Aid
President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid includes support for the Kenya-led international mission to Haiti, which seeks ...
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American founder of Haiti orphanage faces men accusing him of sex abuse at Miami trial
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Unyielding Agony: Gangs Plague Haiti's Elite Neighbourhood
Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti's elite neighbourhood of Kenscoff, killing at least 40 people. Despite warnings, ...