PRESS RELEASE : Urge for Intervention Comes as Congressional Republicans Block $40 Million in Aid to Haiti as Crisis Rages On

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Mar 19, 2024

TOMORROW: SHARPTON, MAYOR ADAMS JOIN HAITIAN FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN CALLING FOR U.S. TO AGGRESSIVELY HELP STABILIZE HAITI AND INVESTIGATE AMERICAN GUNS BEING TRAFFICKED TO GANGS INTO EMBATTLED NATION

Urge for Intervention Comes as Congressional Republicans Block $40 Million in Aid to Haiti as Crisis Rages On

NEW YORK, NY (March 19, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), and Mayor Eric Adams will join with Haitian faith and community leaders in New York City tomorrow to call on the U.S. government to help stabilize Haiti as the nation’s leadership comes under mounting pressure from gangs. Together, the group will also urge the federal government to investigate the flow of U.S. guns being trafficked to aid the gangs, which have brought increased violence to the embattled nation.

The crisis centered in the capital city of Port-Au-Prince has led to mounting pressure for the U.S. to help stabilize the situation. More than 362,000 people have been “internally displaced,” according to the United Nations, with two in three children in need of humanitarian assistance. On Tuesday, Congressional Republicans balked at an additional $40 million in aid requested by the Biden Administration to help quell the situation.

New York City is home to a strong, robust Haitian population – notably in Brooklyn and Queens. Those New Yorkers have felt the impact of the crisis in Haiti, which has put many of their relatives and loved ones at risk.

WHO:
Rev. Al Sharpton

Mayor Eric Adams

Rev. Dr. AR Bernard

Rev. Mullery Jean-Pierre

Rev. Sam Nicolas

Other clergy and community leaders from the Haitian diaspora

WHERE:

Rotunda of New York City Hall

New York, NY

WHEN:

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

11:30 a.m.

About National Action Network (NAN)

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.

For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net.