Canada to coordinate Haiti aid from Dominican Republic, levies new sanctions

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly looks on as she arrives for a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, Germany May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Canada will coordinate an aid operation to Haiti this summer in response to the Caribbean nation's volatile security, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday, while announcing fresh sanctions against a former politician and a famous singer.

Canada will lead the effort from the Dominican Republic, Joly told a ministerial meeting, in a bid to coordinate international aid including funds, equipment and technical support for the country's embattled police force.