The United Nations Security Council has authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti

Guest: Johanna Leblanc, Partner at Adomi Advisory Group, PLLC The United Nations Security Council has voted to authorize a Multinational Security Support mission to the gang-controlled island-nation of Haiti for 12 months. 13 countries voted in favour of the text with abstentions from Russia and China. The country's leadership asked the Council almost a year ago for an international force to support the under-equipped Haitian National Police in stabilizing a country faced with unprecedented violence and lawlessness, including murders, sexual violence and kidnappings for ransom. Almost half the country's population is food insecure.