Haiti: UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence

The security situation continues to deteriorate in Haiti as gang violence grows, and elections are crucial for the sustainable rule of law, the UN Special Representative in the country, María Isabel Salvador, told the Security Council on Monday. 

As gang violence increases in Haiti, the international community must continue to stand in solidarity with the population, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Monday.

The UN Security Council is due to be briefed at the top of the hour on the overlapping crises which have beset Haiti in recent months, stemming from a political vacuum, economic turmoil and recurring extreme weather-related disasters which has left much of country at the mercy of heavily armed gangs. Ambassadors are due to hear from the Secretary-General's Special Representative María Isabel Salvador and UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell. UN News app users can follow here.