US Appeals for Contributions to Haiti Security Mission

The United States on Saturday appealed for urgent support for a multinational Security mission for Haiti, which has been thrown into doubt after a Kenyan court ruled against Nairobi's plan to send its police to the gang-plagued nation.

"The United States' commitment to the Haitian people remains unwavering," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.

"We reaffirm our support of ongoing international efforts to deploy a Multinational Security Support mission for Haiti... and renew our calls for the international community to urgently provide support for this mission."

Kenya had been meant to lead the mission but a High Court judge on Friday ruled that sending police to Haiti "contravenes the constitution and the law and is therefore unconstitutional, illegal and invalid."

The Kenyan government has vowed to challenge the decision, a move noted by Miller in his statement.