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

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.
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.
Kenya sends 168 more police officers to Haiti as US cuts funding for multinational security mission
Latest deployment raises total number of Kenyan personnel in Haiti to 800, moving closer to target of 1,000 officers under UN-backed mission
Mission to nowhere? How Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping was jinxed from the start
A January 5, 2025 decree that the United States had frozen further funding to the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission did not come as a surprise as the Donald Trump 2.0 administration has signed numerous executive orders clipping multiple overseas aid programmes.
Kenya: Trump Cuts Aid to Kenya-Led Haiti Mission As UN Warns of a Funding Crisis
The United States has issued a stop order on funding for the Kenya-led Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission, plunging the UN-backed campaign into a funding crisis.
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 affirms its support for Kenya-led Haiti mission
The US financial support for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti has been exempted from the broader freeze on federal aid, and the funding will continue. This emerged during a telephone conversation between President William Ruto and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Kenya sends more troops to Haiti to fight gang violence
Kenyan President William Ruto said the plan is eventually to send 2,500 police officers to Haiti under the UN-backed mission.
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Kenya sends 217 more cops to Haiti to help fight armed gangs
Johnny Fils-Aimé For the Miami Herald Still, she is surprised that Kenya has decided to send another group of forces to Haiti at this moment given the ongoing funding issues. “There are still ...
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Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
Kenya's “commitment to this historic mission is unwavering,” he said. Kenya first sent troops to Haiti in June and the total deployment now exceeds 600. Kenya's President William Ruto has ...
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Kenya sends 144 more police to fight gangs in Haiti
Kenya said on Thursday that 144 additional police officers have arrived in Haiti for the Multinational Security Support ...
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US exempts Haiti mission from Trump's foreign aid freeze - Ruto
The United States government will continue to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti led by Kenyan ...