Les Etats-Unis et Haïti ont appelé lundi à soutenir la transformation de la mission multinationale épaulant la police haïtienne en une "force de répression des gangs" plus robuste, avant un prochain vote incertain au Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU.
The United States sought to build support at the United Nations on Monday for the expansion of an international force to tackle Haiti's armed gangs, building on a Kenyan-led mission that Kenyan President William Ruto said has struggled with staffing and logistics.
A Haitian gang attacked a small town northwest of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, killing, kidnapping and burning down buildings as gang violence devours the Caribbean nation.
The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence.