Following Haiti’s request for more foreign aid to reduce gang violence and unblock highways so that shipments of fuel and humanitarian aid could pass, the United States said that it will step up its support for the Caribbean country.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the State Department, said in a statement on Saturday that “we will evaluate the request of the Haitian government to collaborate with international partners to decide how to expand support and help address gasoline shortages and security constraints in Haiti.”
The anti-government protests in Haiti have paralysed the government, amid rising resentment over the country’s high fuel and food prices, as well as the current presence of armed gangs in large portions of the capital, especially as the nation struggles to contain the cholera epidemic that is sweeping the populace. . citizens.
US to enhance aid to Haiti in light of the cholera outbreak
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