UN Security Council calls for action plan to combat Haiti's armed gangs, restore security
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In a unanimous decision, the UN Security Council has tasked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with exploring options to address the growing threat posed by armed gangs in Haiti.
It also authorizes up to 70 U.N. police and corrections advisers to scale up support and training for Haiti’s understaffed and underfunded national police force. And it "encourages" countries especially in the Caribbean region to respond to appeals from Haiti’s prime minister and from Guterres for the deployment of an international specialized force.
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry sent an urgent appeal last October for "the immediate deployment of a specialized armed force, in sufficient quantity" to stop the gangs, but more than eight months later no country has stepped up to lead such a force.