The president of Kenya, William Ruto, who directs the multinational security support mission (MSS), pointed out limited progress since the police force was deployed 15 months ago with the approval of the UN Security Council.
“When we arrived, the airport was surrounded by gangs. Today, it works perfectly,” he said, also pointing out the presidential palace and the reopening of key access routes to Prince Port-Au Capital.
However, gangs still control around 85 percent of the city, he acknowledged. The MSS, hindered by insufficient resources, has not been able to break its control since its mandate approaches the expiration.
The United States, echoing Kenya’s concerns, urged a stronger unbabored presence. “Haiti is at a crossroads,” he warned under Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
Washington is pressing for the transformation of the MSS into a so -called 5,500 gang suppression force, which operates under chapter VII of the UN Charter, which authorizes military action to counteract the threats to peace.
“The time to act is now. The Haitian people cannot wait,” he emphasized, asking the Member States to support a resolution draft presented with Panama.
Haiti can’t go
For Haitian authorities, international support is indispensable. “Haiti cannot and will not be able to face this security crisis, fueled by transnational criminal networks, only,” said Laurent Saint-Cyr, president of the country’s presidential transition council.
The Security Council is expected to decide shortly about the future of international commitment in Haiti, where hunger, displacement and sexual violence continue to get worse along with insecurity.
Ukraine War: Russian forces ‘used drones to pursue and bombard victims’
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was informed on Monday about the continuous and devastating impact of the Russian -scale invasion in Ukraine.
In an update, the independent investigators of the Investigation Commission on Ukraine created by the Council expressed a deep concern for the growing number of civil casualties of Russian attacks.
‘Implacable attacks’
Erik Møse, president of the panel, said that “the relentless attacks with long -range weapons … have intensified” throughout Ukraine.
The attacks against civilians have also increased, using short -range drones in frontline areas: “The Russian armed forces have carried out attacks from positions on the left bank of the DNIPRO river with drones that allow real -time observation and the monitoring of the objectives.
“They followed victims with drones and gave them explosives, causing deaths and injuries. Drones have also attacked ambulances and other emergency services, preventing them from reaching the victims.”
Mr. Mose, who is not a member of the UN staff and works in an independent capacity, said that the investigation had not been able to verify the Russian accusations of drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, citing a lack of access to the affected territory and a lack of commitment by Russia.
The Sudan crisis deepens: violence, famine and anger threaten millions in Darfur
In Sudan, the conditions deteriorate rapidly in the Pera, the besieged capital of northern Darfur.
Between September 17 and 19, more than 7,500 people fled from the Abu Shouk displacement camp and parts of El Pasher, according to reports from the International UN Migration Organization (IIM).
After an increase in mortal attacks in the Pera, Secretary General António Guterres and Help Chief Tom Fletcher raised urgent concerns about the growing crisis, warning that civilians remain trapped and many face famine conditions.
Children sit next to the improvised tents in the Estraf, North Darfur, where the intensified struggle has left thousands trapped.
More than 70 dead in mosque attack
The warnings follow the attack of the Friday mosque, carried out by the militia of the fast support forces, which killed more than 70 people, including at least 11 children, according to initial reports of the UN Children’s Agency UNICEF.
Humanitarian response efforts have also been severely interrupted by the increase in violence, and it is reported that a local organization was forced to suspend operations in the besieged city of El Pasher, of the seded Government, Darfuri.
These challenges are further aggravated by seasonal floods and an outbreak of cholera nationwide.
In the state of southern Darfur, “more than 5,200 suspicious cases and 250 deaths have been reported since May,” Dujarric said. As of Sunday, the UN and its partners launched a large -scale cholera vaccination campaign in Darfur, pointing to around 1.9 million people throughout the region.
At the beginning of the high -level week, “Guterres once again calls for an international action in support of the people of Sudan,” said the UN spokesman.
Jail phrase for China’s blogger Zhang Zhan ‘deeply disturbing’: Ohchr
The UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, has described the imprisonment in China of the citizen journalist Zhang Zhan as deeply disturbing.
Development occurs after Mrs. Zhan was sentenced to four more years in prison for what Ohchr calls “the vague and poorly defined position of” collecting disputes and provocative problems. “
No more details have been disclosed from this last position, but it is believed that it is based on its activity on social networks, said the UN Rights Office. He also raised concerns about the realization of his trial, claiming that independent observers could not attend their audience.
According to Ohchr, this is the second time that Mrs. Zhan has been convicted and imprisoned for this crime.
He has asked for his “immediate and unconditional launch.”