US and Mexico call for international force to break gangs’ stranglehold on Haiti

Scheduled session brought forward in view of dire conditions – rampant gang violence, a cholera outbreak and escalating famine

The US and Mexico have proposed the deployment of a multinational force in Haiti to help break the stranglehold of gangs over the distribution of fuel, water and other basic goods.

Presenting a resolution at a special session of the UN security council on Monday, the US envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield called for “a limited carefully-scoped non-UN mission led by a partner country with the deep, necessary experience”.

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