Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned.

The United States is one of the largest aid providers and it is vital that we work constructively to jointly shape a strategic path forward.”

The transitional government should prioritize governance over competing personal and political interests. Now is not the time for political infighting.’

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja with the United Nations Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar /HANDOUT. The United Nations Police Adviser and the Director of the Police Division

Maria Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, presented her report on the situation in Haiti to the Security Council via

Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission there, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.

The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Maria Isabel Salvador, says the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security.

Haiti's transitional council president, Leslie Voltaire, announced elections for November after years without governance. Fluid gangs control the capital impacting the security needed for fair elections.

The number of internally displaced persons has tripled to over 1 million, with more than half being children,' says UN envoy

Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, highlighting the extreme humanitarian consequences of their increasing control over the country.

Kenya’s interior minister says the east African nation has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a Kenya-led multinational force to curb gang violence.

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation's long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year.