Haiti, UN and Kenya

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 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.
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.
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
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.
Kalonzo: I am happy US froze funds for Kenya-led Haiti mission
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Thursday said he was happy the United States froze its financial contributions to the United Nations for the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti.
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 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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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Kenya sends 168 more cops to Haiti
The government of Kenya on Thursday sent 168 more police officers to Haiti to join others on the ground in fighting criminal gangs terrorizing locals. The team left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ...