US funding for Haiti mission in doubt if UN resolution rejected

25/9/2025 7:16

A top U.S. official in Haiti said on Wednesday that continued U.S. funding for the U.N.-backed security force in Haiti would not be guaranteed if the Security Council rejects Washington's proposal to restructure and expand the mission.



"The U.S. provision of support for the MSS (Multinational Security Support mission) and what we have been providing will expire at the end of December," U.S. charge d'affaires in Haiti Henry Wooster told reporters, when asked if Washington will continue to provide support if the plan is rejected.



Wooster said, however, that he was cautious of speculating on future funding decisions.



The Kenya-led MSS deployed in Haiti in June last year but has struggled to make headway in curbing violent armed gangs - some of which Washington has designated as terrorist organizations - in and beyond the capital of Port-au-Prince.



The mission, built by voluntary contributions from member states, has struggled with a lack of funds, troops and equipment such as armored vehicles. Around 1,000 troops have deployed, short of a target of some 2,500.