UN envoy calls for deployment of int'l force in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, April 27: The top UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday called for the deployment of an international specialized force in Haiti to quell armed gang violence.

"I would like to emphasize the urgent need for the deployment, authorized by the Security Council, of an international specialized force, as articulated by the (UN) secretary-general in his letter dated Oct. 8, 2022. We need to find innovative ways to define the force to support the Haitian National Police," said Maria Isabel Salvador, the special representative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for Haiti and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).