Kenya Seeks Urgent Funds for Extended Haiti Security Mission

The international community is urged to fulfill pledges as the mission, combating gang violence in Haiti, faces a funding shortfall.

Kenya's President William Ruto appeals for more financial support to sustain the multinational security mission in Haiti, which has been extended by a year.
The mission, led by Kenya, aims to curb gang violence in Haiti, where gangs control up to 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Only $85 million of the estimated $600 million needed annually for the mission has been pledged, with funds expected to run out by March 2025.
Kenya has deployed nearly 400 officers, with an additional 600 set to join next month, but the total force remains below the 2,500 pledged by various countries.
The UN Security Council recently extended the mission's mandate, rejecting Haiti's call to transform it into a UN peacekeeping operation.