Haiti's police will not win a fight against criminal gangs without more international support, including the key deployment of a rapid action force, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished Caribbean country said on Wednesday.
While it has been three months since UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed such a force - after it was requested by Haiti's government - diplomats say discussions appear to be stuck on which country would take the lead.
"We will not win the fight without significant levels of additional support," she said. "The only thing that Haitian people are really preoccupied with right now is security, is being able to survive to the end of the day." Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at the summit that Canada was working with allies including the United States to prepare for "options" if the situation in Haiti deteriorates.
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