UN authorizes Haiti security force for another year

FILE PHOTO: A Kenyan police officer stands next to a row of anti-mine armoured vehicles in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 22, 2024. Roberto Schmidt/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Monday to extend for another year its authorization of a Kenyan-led international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti.

Haitian leaders last week warned of worsening insecurity in the Caribbean country. Powerful gangs, armed with weapons largely trafficked from the United States, have united in the capital under a common alliance and now control most of the city and are expanding to nearby areas.