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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to detain gang members

Haiti Security - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti.

The resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Panama will transform the current Kenya-led multinational force into a “Gang Suppression Force” with the power to detain suspected gang members, which the current force does not have.

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