US freezes 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 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.
US freezes funding for Kenya-led security mission in Haiti
There are around nearly 900 police and troops from Kenya, El Salvador, Jamaica, Guatemala and Belize. More than $110 million (Sh14.1 billion) has been paid into a UN trust fund for the mission, more than half of it from Canada, according to UN data.
Blow to Kenya as US freezes KSh 1.6b funding to Haiti mission with immediate effect
UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed that the US will freeze KSh 1.6 billion in funding for the Haiti mission led by the Kenya police.
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.
U.S. Freezes Haiti Funds Amid Trump's Foreign Aid Review
Over $13 million in U.S. aid for an international security effort in Haiti is frozen due to Trump's 90-day foreign aid pause. Armed gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, with the mission supported by international troops struggling to restore order despite significant funding commitments.
US freezes funding contributions to Kenya-led Haiti multinational security force: UN
The UN Security Council gave the green light in October 2023 to the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission designed to support Haiti's authorities in their fight against criminal gangs, which control swaths of the country.
US has frozen 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
VOA Creole: US takes step to suspend its contributions to multinational security in Haiti
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN received "an official notification" from the United States asking to immediately stop the contribution for the multinational security support force for Haiti.
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