Summary
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $45 million in new humanitarian aid for Haiti
- He called for the renewal of the United Nations mandate for the Multinational Security Support mission to combat armed gangs
- Blinken plans to convene a ministerial meeting at the U.N. General Assembly to address Haiti’s security, economic, and humanitarian needs
- The U.S. is considering changing the MSS mission into a traditional U.N. peacekeeping operation