The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The Security Council first approved the sanctions regime in October 2022, but at the time the measures only targeted one gang leader, Jimmy Cherizier, who uses the alias ‘Barbecue’

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to expand an arms embargo on Haiti as the impoverished Caribbean nation struggles to wrest control from powerful gangs. All 15 members voted for the resolution,

The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.