The United Nations Security Council made a significant decision to expand the Arms Embargo on Haiti. This move is a response to the growing problem of gang violence and criminal activities in the country.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to expand an arms embargo on Haiti as the impoverished Caribbean nation struggles to wres

The Security Council first approved the sanctions regime in October 2022, but at the time the measures only targeted one gang leader, Jimmy Cherizier, who uses the alias ‘Barbecue’

The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.