Measure occurs after Donald Trump announces the freezing of financial aid to Haiti
After US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) announces the freezing of more than $ 13 million in financing to combat armed gangs in Haiti, the US government granted exemption to the measure to allow assistance to the international mission in the country.
“The United States did not suspend all the aid to the multinational security support mission in Haiti”said a spokesman for the US State Department on Wednesday (5.FEV.2025). On the same day, Marco Rubio, head of US diplomacy, landed in the Dominican Republic to discuss the Haitian migratory crisis. The information is from the agency AFP (Agency France-Presse).
In his first trip in Latin America, he authorized $ 40.7 million in assistance to the Haiti National Police, as well as for the multinational mission, according to the spokesman.
The spokesman said the US delivered, on Tuesday (4.FEV), heavy armored equipment to the security force led by Kenya and the Haitian police. During the government of Joe Biden (Democratic Party), the US sent financial and logistical support to stabilize Haiti, where armed gangs control part of the capital, Porto Prince.
At a UN Security Council meeting (United Nations), Haiti Foreign Minister Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste said the country faces “great difficulties”That threaten both the population and“the very survival of the state ”.
In January, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, warned that Porto Prince could be taken by armed gangs if the international community did not increase help to the country.
Currently, Haiti has no parliament or president, being governed by a transition organism with the objective of combating extreme violence associated with gangs, poverty and other challenges. In 2024, at least 5,600 people died in the country as a result of gang violence, according to the UN.
