Haiti, Kenya

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.
200 Kenyan police officers arrive at UN mission in Haiti
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, Guatemala and El Salvador — who assist Haiti’s police in fighting the violent gangs in control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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.
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A third 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.
Soldiers from El Salvador join UN-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
A contingent from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of the capital.
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.
US waives aid ban to boost Haiti mission
The United States said Wednesday it was making an exemption in President Donald Trump's aid freeze to support a security mission in troubled Haiti, although some assistance was put on
U.S. Waives Some Funds For Haiti International Mission From Aid Freeze As Capital Increasingly Sieged
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave the green light to $40.7 million in assistance to the Haitian National Police and the Multinational Security Support Mission. Other funds are seemingly frozen
US Retracts Trump's Order to Freeze Haiti Funding
The United States Embassy in Nairobi has retracted an order that was made by President Donald Trump to remove support from the Multinational Security Mission in Haiti. In a statement, the embassy noted that the US would continue to support the mission.
US freezes funding contributions to Haiti multinational security force: UN
The United States has frozen its financial contributions to a United Nations fund for a multinational security support mission in Haiti, a UN spokesperson said, a move that would stop $13.3 million in pending aid.
Sexual violence against children soars in Haiti: UN
Unicef has reported a staggering tenfold increase in sexual violence against children in Haiti, as armed gangs controlling 85 ...
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 ...
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Mass killings, lynchings on the rise in Haiti in ‘very alarming’ situation, says UN report
The UN office in Haiti released a report on the human rights situation in Haiti calling the situation "very alarming." ...
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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 ...
US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United States has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a UN-backed mission ...
US has frozen funding for UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The US has frozen $13.3 million in funding for a UN-backed security mission in Haiti, led by Kenyan police, aimed at countering gangs controlling 85 p ...
VOA Creole: Macron asks UN to consider peacekeeping force for Haiti
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the United Nations to consider sending a peacekeeping force to Haiti. The ...
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Armed gangs attack luxury neighborhood, killing 40, as Haiti falls into anarchy
The armed attack on the Kenscoff neighborhood began last month, with the death toll expected to rise as gangs wreak havoc on ...