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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Brian Ellsworth

U.S., Mexico call for Haiti security mission to confront gangs

People displaced by gang war violence in Cite Soleil collect water from a well at the Hugo Chavez Square transformed into shelter living in inhumane conditions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

The United States and Mexico said on Monday they will seek support from the United Nations for a security mission to restore order in Haiti amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, but did not identify who would lead the mission.

Haiti is facing dire shortages of basic goods and a paralysis of economic activity due to the blockade of a fuel terminal by gangs, which has halted transport and left many without food or clean drinking water amid an outbreak of cholera.

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