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Qatar Adds $30 M, Chad Sends 1,500 Troops to Haiti.

4/25/2026

Summary

Qatar Funds Haiti

Qatar pledged $30 million on April 23 2026, raising the UN trust fund for the Gang Suppression Force to $203 million.
Thirteen Security Council members have pledged over $200 million, with $59 million already disbursed.
Chad will send 1,500 troops, including two 750-soldier battalions arriving in April 2026 after an initial 400-man contingent.
U.N. envoy Carlos Ruiz Massieu said all 5,500 troops should be in Haiti by year-end, after 2,400 deaths and 1.45 million displaced between December 2025 and February 2026.

Summary

Déby Requests Troops

President Mahamat Déby Itno sent a letter to Chad’s legislature requesting troop deployment to Haiti.
The request follows a United Nations call for additional forces to reinforce the multinational mission.
Gangs now dominate roughly 90% of Port-au-Prince and much of central Haiti, exposing a security vacuum.
In March 2026, the Gran Grif gang’s attack on Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite killed at least 30 people and left dozens missing, according to human-rights groups.

History

Historical Context

After the UN created MINUSTAH on 30 April 2004—authorised up to 6,700 troops and led by Brazil—to curb post-coup violence, the mission’s mixed results of lowered unrest yet persistent instability inform today’s multinational effort, where Chad contributes about 1,500 soldiers and Qatar has pledged $30 million to support Haiti’s security and coordinate with Haitian authorities.

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Qatar Funds Haiti

Qatar pledged $30 million on April 23 2026, raising the UN trust fund for the Gang Suppression Force to $203 million.
Thirteen Security Council members have pledged over $200 million, with $59 million already disbursed.
Chad will send 1,500 troops, including two 750-soldier battalions arriving in April 2026 after an initial 400-man contingent.
U.N. envoy Carlos Ruiz Massieu said all 5,500 troops should be in Haiti by year-end, after 2,400 deaths and 1.45 million displaced between December 2025 and February 2026.

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