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The US will allocate an additional $100 million to the UN Multinational Security Forces, aimed at assisting the Haitian police in combating gangs, as well as $33 million in humanitarian aid. Thus, Washington’s total assistance will exceed $300 million, states US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. As of Monday, less than $11 million had been deposited into the U.N.’s dedicated trust fund, a spokesperson for the world body said, with no new additions since March 3 when Haiti declared a state of emergency due to the worsening violence from gangs seeking to topple the government. During a hastily…

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