U.S. to finance the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti
WARNING: Graphic content. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to halt the country’s violent crisis.
























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A child watches from an opening in a security gate as residents flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, March 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, March 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents flee their homes during clashes between police and gang member, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, March 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A street alongside the U.S. embassy compound is devoid of traffic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 10. The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to bolster security at the delegation and facilitate the departure of nonessential personnel.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL VIA AP
Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane, Monday, March 11, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Kingston, Jamaica for emergency talks with Caribbean leaders on Haiti's crisis.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL VIA AP
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, N. Nick Perry, left, as he arrives at Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, March 11. Blinken is scheduled to meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica as part of an urgent push to solve Haiti’s spiraling crisis. Monday's meeting comes as pressure grows on Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the G9 and Family gang speak to each other while standing guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An armed member of the G9 and Family gang rolls a tire to burn at a roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jimmy Chérizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue who leads the G9 and Family gang, walks away after speaking to journalists in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A lifeless body lies against the curb as pedestrians walk past in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 11.