"Kenyan-Led Multinational Force Receives $100M Pledge from U.S. to Aid Haiti"

The Biden administration has pledged $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security in Haiti, which is currently plagued by conflict and gang violence. The US will provide logistics, intelligence, airlift, communications, and medical support to the mission, pending approval from the UN Security Council. Other countries, including Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, have also pledged personnel. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry emphasized the urgent need for police and military personnel, as well as the use of force, to create a functioning state. The international community is urged to provide additional personnel, equipment, training, and funding for the mission's success.