US Announces $60 Million in Aid, Security Resources for Haiti Amid Gang Violence

Published on July 23, 2024

The United States will give Haiti an additional $60 million in humanitarian aid and security assets to help quell gang violence in the crisis-hit nation, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday. The latest aid package, announced by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during her visit to Haiti, brings the total U.S. humanitarian support for the Caribbean country to $165 million this year. Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said the aid package will fill gaps in nutrition, food security, and shelter; improve water and sanitation services; and provide Haitians with cash to buy essential commodities. The package is also intended to support protection services for those most vulnerable in Haiti, including survivors of gender-based violence, the envoy said in a statement....

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