Kenya: UN Security Council Extends Ban on Illicit Flow of Firearms to Haiti

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously voted to extend sanctions against the flow of illicit firearms and other military equipment to Haiti.

The resolution was reached following the surge in gang violence in the Caribbean nation. The resolution exempted the supply of firearms and military equipment used by the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) officers and Haitian police.

Non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use and…