UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
The U.N. Security Council has voted to deploy an international force to help Haiti restore security.
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According to UNICEF, nearly 200,000 people, with are displaced by the gang violence in Haiti. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)
The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold long-delayed elections.
The U.S.-drafted resolution obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday welcomes Kenya’s offer to lead the multinational security force. It makes clear this would be a non-U.N. force funded by voluntary contributions.
The resolution would authorize the force for one year, with a review after nine months.
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