The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday voted to authorize a significantly larger multinational force to help curb the worsening gang violence in Haiti. The adopted resolution, co-sponsored by the ...

The Security Council vote was an acknowledgment that the police mission it once backed had failed to wrest back control of the beleaguered Caribbean nation.

The vote on Tuesday would establish a force of up to 5,500 soldiers and police officers. It was unclear what countries were willing to contribute personnel.

The United Nations Security Council has voted to expand an international security force deployed to Haiti and transform it into a so-called “Gang Suppression Force”.

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Tuesday on whether to beef up a UN-backed security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a full-fledged force with troops.Currently just 1,000 police ...

The U.N. Security Council has voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti.

Soldiers patrol amid the sound of gunshots heard in the distance, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted ...

Under Donald Trump’s administration, immigration policy has taken a sharply restrictive turn, putting many immigrants at risk. One of the most visible targets are Haitians with temporary protected ...

The United Nations Security Council agreed on Tuesday to transition the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti into a much more lethal and beefed up force, supported by both a newly ...

Under Donald Trump’s administration, immigration policy has taken a sharply restrictive turn, putting many immigrants at risk. One of the most visible targets are Haitians with temporary protected ...

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to more than double the size of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed international security mission combating armed gangs in Haiti and ...