EU sends aid worth 20 mn euros to Haiti
The European Union said Wednesday it was sending
humanitarian aid worth 20 million euros ($21.8 million) to Haiti after gang
violence plunged the Caribbean country into renewed chaos.
"An unprecedented level of gang violence is dramatically increasing humanitarian needs across the country," European Commission spokesman Balazs Ujvari told journalists.
"The funding will help humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of the population."
Haiti's prime minister Ariel Henry agreed to step down on Tuesday in a bid to staunch spiralling violence that has left public services shattered, many people displaced and bodies strewn in the streets.
Gangs who rule much of the capital Port-au-Prince had demanded Henry's departure after they launched a series of attacks on police stations, prisons and other infrastructure.
In a blow to international efforts to stabilise the country, Kenya on Tuesday said it was pausing plans to spearhead a multinational police mission backed by the United Nations.
