US diplomat announces aid, support for peacekeeping force on Haiti visit
Al Jazeera
Antony Blinken arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince to meet with Haiti’s transitional government amid gang violence.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has travelled to Haiti to show the United States’ support for a multinational effort to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Blinken arrived in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, where he met with interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and announced a new surge of humanitarian aid.
“At this critical moment, we do need more funding, we do need more personnel to sustain and carry out the objectives of this mission,” Blinken told reporters.
Vast stretches of Haiti have fallen under gang control since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021. That includes an estimated 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince.
The Haitian government has struggled to regain control and maintain peace, amid its own crisis of legitimacy.
