US pledges financial backing for multinational force in Haiti

Armed members of the G9 and Family gang stand guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

The United States has announced an additional 100 million dollars (£78 million) to finance the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the funding on Monday following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to halt the country’s violent crisis.