The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday 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 United Nations Security Council made a significant decision to expand the Arms Embargo on Haiti. This move is a response to the growing problem of gang violence and criminal activities in the country.

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’