US pledges fresh millions for Haiti
THE United States’ ambassador to the United Nations announced fresh millions for Haiti during a trip to the troubled Caribbean nation on Monday.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the US would provide $60 million (£46m) in additional humanitarian assistance to the island.
The ambassador also said the US Defence Department would provide a “substantial increase” in mine-resistant vehicles to support the US-sponsored multinational security mission led by Kenya to help Haiti’s national police combat widespread gang violence.
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