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US and Mexico call for international force to help Haiti tackle gangs

A protester shouts for the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince on October 17, 2022. © Odelyn Joseph, AP

The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a UN resolution that would authorise an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a “distress call” for the people of the crisis-wracked nation.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the announcement at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council as thousands across Haiti organised protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

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