Blinken rallies support for Haiti security mission in Brazil

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Brazil's Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean Gisela Padovan and U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed attend a meeting on Haiti titled "Rising to the Challenge on Haiti: Multinational Security Support Mission Ministerial Meeting" on the sidelines of the G20 ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 22, 2024. Bruna Prado/Pool via REUTERS

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Canada, Benin, France and Jamaica have offered support to a U.N.-backed international security force aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in Haiti, according to a statement from the United States, which co-hosted a meeting on the mission with Brazil.

Washington has pledged $200 million to fund the Multinational Security Support (MSS), which Kenya stepped forward to lead last year.