China urges UN to ban small arms to criminal gangs in Haiti

A motorcycle taxi driver carries clients past a burning barricade set by taxi drivers to protest the country's fuel shortage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. UNITED NATIONS —

With the mandate for the U.N. political mission in Haiti ending Friday, the 15 council members were trying to reach agreement on a new resolution to extend the mission. The resolution initially was drafted by the United States and Mexico, and China was proposing revisions supported by its ally Russia.

The original draft called for beefing up the U.N. mission to include up to 42 police and corrections department advisers, led by a U.N. police commissioner, and staff to ensure that sexual and gender-based violence are addressed. A spokesperson for China’s U.N. Mission said an embargo on weapons for criminal gangs is “the minimum” the council should do in response to the appalling situation in Haiti.

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