Security Council OKs More Troops for Haiti
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to add more than 1,000 soldiers and police to the peacekeeping mission in Haiti ahead of elections in October.
A resolution adopted by the 15-nation body also extended the operation’s mandate to Feb. 15, “with the intention to renew for further periods.”
Specifically, the council approved U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s proposal to temporarily dispatch 750 troops for a rapid-reaction force in and around the capital, Port-au-Prince. An additional 50 military personnel would be added to coordinate operations at headquarters. The resolution also provided 275 civilian police in the run-up to elections.
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