UN Extends Haiti Mission for Another 12 Months After Peacekeeping Push Dropped

The 15 member countries on the U.N. Security Council have voted unanimously to renew each member state’s Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to Haiti for another 12 months, without changing the funding structure for the security forces. Haiti has called for the MSS to be transformed into a peacekeeping operation to boost its capabilities and secure more stable funding, a proposal the United States and Ecuador were helping to lead on behalf of Haiti, which is not a member of the council. At the moment, the MSS is funded through voluntary contributions; a peacekeeping mission would mandate funding for the operation....