U.S. supports Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says

New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A fourth contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.
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.
U.S. supports the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says as more troops arrive
The United States is committed to working with the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti, but its numbers need increase to restore peace and stability to the country, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
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.
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,
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.
200 Kenyan police officers arrive at UN mission in Haiti
Two hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs in the crisis-plagued Caribbean country. More than 600 Kenyan officers had already been stationed in Haiti as part of a multinational force of police officers and soldiers from other countries — including Jamaica,
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
Police from Kenya, helicopters from El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
A new contingent of 144 Kenyan police officers, including 24 women, arrived in Haiti on Thursday, February 6, 202,5 to beef up the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission. Their presence, along with a contingent of 70 military soldiers from El Salvador,
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.
'Staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti, says UN
Aid organisations say gang control has led to a ten-fold increase in sexual violence towards children.
Children's bodies a 'battleground' in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns
Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned into "battlegrounds," ...
Marco Rubio is visiting the Dominican Republic – but the crucial topic will be Haiti
People don’t talk about the Dominican Republic enough and they face a real challenge because of Haiti and the instability ...
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US affirms its support for Kenya-led Haiti mission
Rubio said separately he spoke with President Ruto to thank him for Kenya’s leadership of the MSS mission to Haiti, which remains fully operational, and Kenya’s role in promoting peace in the DRC.
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Nonprofit crucial for health of many in Haiti could be losing funding due to Trump administration policy
For decades, Project Medishare has maintained a significant presence in Haiti, providing critical care, medicine, trauma ...
American founder of Haiti orphanage faces men accusing him of sex abuse at Miami trial
Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 73, who is accused of sexually abusing a half-dozen boys at the orphanage he founded in Haiti. He is ...
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Seventy soldiers from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help ...