UN security council approves multinational armed force for Haiti
The United Nations security council has given approval for a multinational armed force to be sent to Haiti in response to ongoing gang violence and political instability. The resolution was supported by 13 countries, while Russia and China abstained from voting. The Haitian government welcomed the decision and emphasized the urgency of restoring order in the country, citing increased violence and food insecurity.
The
United Nationssecurity council has approved to send a multi national armed force to Haiti in the light of continued gang violence and political instability, the
CNN reported.
The decision comes after repeated calls by the Haitian president, UN secretary general and the US to provide military assistance to Haiti.
The resolution received support from 13 countries, while Russia and China chose to abstain from voting.
CNN quoted an adviser to Haitian Prime Minister
Henry , Jean-Junior Joseph, telling that the government welcomed the vote, adding, “We await with impatience the mission to combat general insecurity.”
According to CNN, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, Prime Minister Henry emphasized the urgency of gaining the Security Council's approval for a military mission aimed at restoring order.
The Prime Minister pointed out that violence had worsened the overall instability within the country, and highlighted the alarming fact that inflation had surged to over 50%, resulting in 4.9 million Haitians facing food insecurity—a distressing new record for the nation.
Maria Isabel Salvador , the United Nations' special representative in Haiti, stated that her office would provide support to the mission "within the limits of its mandate." She also emphasized that unlike recent international missions deployed in Haiti, the MSS mission is not under the auspices of the United Nations, the CNN report said.