Anti-gang force for Haiti won't reach staffing goal: spokesperson

A United Nations-backed armed force tasked with helping local police in Haiti to combat gangs will not be fully staffed by October as planned, its spokesperson said Tuesday. Announced by the UN Security Council last year, the Gang Suppression Force was expected to ramp up between April and October to a planned capacity of 5,500 uniformed personnel and 50 civilian staff. "We continue to receive new troops who will bolster the ranks," GSF spokesperson Igor Rugwiza told Radio Magik 9 in the Haitian