In a meeting in Santo Domingo on Monday, top diplomats from Kenya and the Dominican Republic called on the international community to fulfill and expand its financial commitments to the UN-backed security mission in Haiti.
Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, which was deployed to combat Haiti’s worsening gang violence, is facing significant challenges due to a shortage of funding and logistical resources.
Key Figures
Kenya contributed officers to the MSS in June 2024, with the mission now comprising about 1,000 personnel, 75% of whom are Kenyan. In the first three months of 2025 alone, Haiti has seen over 1,600 deaths and more than 1 million people displaced, according to UN estimates.
Key Quotes
Both ministers acknowledged that the mission’s effectiveness has been hampered by the insufficient financial and material support for the troops stationed in Haiti. An official statement from the meeting urged the international community to fulfill and even increase its pledged contributions to ensure the mission’s full operational capacity.
Context
Gang violence in Haiti has intensified in 2025, with heavily armed groups expanding their control as both the MSS and local police struggle to respond. Despite being authorized by the UN Security Council in 2023, the mission remains only partially deployed, with key funding commitments still unmet.