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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michelle Nichols

Haiti's police cannot beat gangs without international force - U.N.

FILE PHOTO: The sun shines behind the United Nations Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Haiti's police will not win a fight against criminal gangs without more international support, including the key deployment of a rapid action force, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished Caribbean country said on Wednesday.

While it has been three months since U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed such a force - after it was requested by Haiti's government - diplomats say discussions appear to be stuck on which country would take the lead.

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