The resolution drafted by the U.S. was approved Monday with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions from Russia and China.
The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti, led by Kenya, to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
A deployment date has not been set, although U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said a security mission to Haiti could deploy"in months." Last month, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden promised to provide logistics and $100 million to support the Kenyan-led force. China’s representative, Zhang Jun, said he hopes countries leading the mission will hold in-depth consultations with Haitian officials on the deployment of the security force, adding that a"legitimate, effective, accountable government" needs to be in place in Haiti for any resolution to have effect.
#BreakingNews: UN Security Council adopts resolution 2699 , authorizing a multinational security mission to #Haiti to help the Caribbean nation combat criminal gangs.International intervention in Haiti has a complicated history. A U.N.-approved stabilization mission to Haiti that started in June 2004 was marred by a sexual abuse scandal and the introduction of cholera. The mission ended in October 2017.
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