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 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.
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 for a "new direction.
Kenya: 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.
Kenya deploys female police officers to Haiti as US freezes funding
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen saw off the contingent of 144 police officers, that included 24 female officers. Kenya has already sent 600 officers to Haiti.
Kenya Sends 144 More Police Officers to Haiti
This now brings the total number of Kenyan police in Haiti to 744. The first, second, and third contingent of police comprised of 600 police officers.
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.
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.
With US aid disrupted, Kenya seeking to turn Haiti deployment into UN mission: Official
Foreign Ministry official tells Anadolu that paused US disbursement affects only $15M, so mission remains on track
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.
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 ...
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Ruto’s Haiti mission hangs in the balance as Trump freezes funding
The Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, a foreign policy priority for President William Ruto, hangs in the balance after the US suspended its funding on Tuesday. UN spokesman ...