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US announces $100M for deployment of multinational force to violence-stricken Haiti
[FoxNews] The deployment of a multinational force to Haiti with a price tag of $100 million was announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday. Blinken also announced another $33 million in humanitarian aid and the creation of a joint proposal agreed on by Caribbean leaders and "all of the Haitian stakeholders to expedite a political transition" and create a "presidential college," according to the Associated Press. The meeting in Jamaica was organized by members of a regional trade bloc known as Caricom, which for months has pressed for a transitional government in Haiti while protests in the country have demanded Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation. Henry said Tuesday that he would step down after a transitional presidential council is established. Related: Haiti: 2024-03-12 Burning manure to make a protest via the air and eyes Haiti: 2024-03-12 Has Haiti been taken over by cannibals? UPDATE: PM Ariel Henry resigns Haiti: 2024-03-11 US sends in Marines to evacuate embassy personnel from Haiti amid bloody uprising as stench of decaying corpses drive people from their homes and violence threatens to engulf the Dominican Republic Related: Caricom: 2004-03-23 Nigeria Grants Aristide Temporary Asylum Caricom: 2004-03-15 Haiti arms row rocks South Africa Caricom: 2004-03-03 Haiti rebels âto lay down armsâ Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-13 |
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