The United States has received pledges of up to 7,500 security personnel for a gang suppression force in Haiti, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
The Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Nicole Kouassi, officially launched the Haiti Humanitarian Response Plan (HNRP). With a budget of US$880 million, the Plan seeks to assist 4.2 million people who rely on life-saving humanitarian assistance.
Le Congrès américain a voté Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act dans le cadre de la National Defense Authorization Act qui, une fois signé par le président Donald Trump, obligera le gouvernement américain d’enquêter sur les membres des élites politiques et économiques haïtiennes ayant collaboré avec des gangs violents, de rendre compte de ces faits et d’imposer des sanctions à ceux qui seront reconnus coupables
The U.S. government will be required to investigate and report on members of Haiti’s political and economic elite who have colluded with violent gangs, and to impose sanctions on those found to have done so, under legislation Congress has approved.