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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted on a resolution to ban all types of weapons and ammunition in the Caribbean country of Haiti. The United Nations also expressed concern over increasing gang violence and criminal activity in the extremely poor Caribbean country.
United Nations. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on a resolution to ban all types of weapons and ammunition in the Caribbean country. The United Nations also expressed concern over increasing gang violence and criminal activity in the poor Caribbean country. The resolution, voted unanimously by the UN’s 193 member states, authorizes it to “take appropriate measures to prevent the illicit trafficking of weapons and related materials in Haiti and their diversion”.
UN experts said sophisticated weapons are increasingly being smuggled into Haiti from the US, particularly Florida, and delivered directly to gang members and criminals. In this proposal, the ban on travel of persons included in the UN banned list and the period for confiscation of their property has been extended for one year. The council committee that oversees sanctions on Haiti added two more people to the list in late September, including five gang leaders.
These leaders include Alain Luxon, leader of the ‘Gran Griff’ gang, which in early October killed at least 115 people in the town of Pont-Sonde in the Artibonite region near the Haitian capital. This was one of the biggest massacres in Haiti recently. The other person is Victor Profane. He was a former member of Haiti’s parliament and is accused of involvement in arms trafficking. Since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021, gangs have become more powerful in this Caribbean country. It is estimated that they have captured 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince.
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