The government of Canada, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has pledged support for President William Ruto’s Haiti mission despite criticism from US President Donald Trump.
In a statement dated Monday, September 22, 2025, Mark Carney’s administration assured President Ruto of their backing for Kenya’s mission in Haiti during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Kenyan President William Ruto on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. Prime Minister Carney thanked President Ruto for Kenya’s leadership in the United Nations Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti and reaffirmed Canada’s strong support for greater stability and security in Haiti,” the statement read.
Canada Reiterates Support for Ruto’s Haiti Mission
At the same time, the Prime Minister and President Ruto discussed deepening the bilateral relationship between Canada and Kenya, including through enhanced trade and investment partnerships, with the Canadian government vowing to stay in contact with Ruto’s administration.
Canada’s support for Kenya comes days after President Trump criticized Kenya’s handling of the security crisis in Haiti.
The Trump administration has been critical of Kenya’s mission in Haiti, mainly focusing on the financial and logistical aspects of the deployment.
His administration has argued that the United States cannot continue to bear most of the costs for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, which Kenya leads under a UN mandate.
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Specifically, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea, in April 2025, pushed for other countries to increase their contributions so that the costs wouldn’t fall disproportionately on the U.S.
“While we remain determined to assist the Haitian people in achieving the peace, security, and prosperity they deserve, and while we acknowledge with gratitude those countries that have contributed to the MSS financially and in kind, America cannot continue to shoulder such a significant financial burden,” Shea said.
“To that end, we encourage international stakeholders and donors to contribute their fair share,” she added.
As part of this stance, when Trump resumed the presidency, he ordered a 90-day review of foreign aid programs, during which Washington froze a large portion of its pledged funding for the mission.
Although some support was later exempted, such as the supply of equipment and helicopters.
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Meanwhile, President Ruto, speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, thanked the US administration for contributing to the Haiti mission but also stated that the US had donated second-hand vehicles for the MSS mission, which broke down many times.
Ruto explained that the vehicles sometimes broke down in territories occupied by armed gangs, endangering the lives of MSS soldiers.
“I must thank the U.S. government; they did make available logistics vehicles, but unfortunately, most of them were second-hand and broke down many times. In fact, it put our personnel in great danger when they broke down in dangerous places. But they at least stepped up. We didn’t, however, receive any useful support from any other source,” Ruto said.
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He noted that the MSS mission has been operating at 40% capacity since no other U.S. participation has taken place.
“Initially, it was expected that 2,500 security personnel would be provided, but unfortunately, they were not made available. It was also expected that force multipliers like armored personnel carriers and sufficient logistics support would be there to make the mission successful,” he added.
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