Mexico becomes first Latin American country to give to Kenya

Mexico has become the first Latin American country to contribute to a United Nations trust fund supporting the Kenyan-led multinational security mission in Haiti, joining Canada and the United States as the only countries in the Western Hemisphere to make a financial contribution.

Mexico announced its contribution to the voluntary fund on Monday as the U.S., Kenya and Haiti led efforts during a high level meeting in New York to get support at the U.N. Security Council to transition the beleaguered Kenya-led mission into a larger “Gang Suppression Force” with a broader mandate. A draft resolution, co-written by the U.S. and Panama, has been running into roadblocks ahead of the expiration of the Kenya mission’s mandate on Oct. 2, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said.

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