UN vote stops “bad actors” in Haiti with asset freezes, travel bans, arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council early Friday unanimously approved sanctions against “bad actors” behind Haiti’s violence that can include asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargo measures. 

The resolution approved by the 15-member council, established a sanctions committee on Haiti and a panel of experts to support the committee’s work for an initial period of 13 months. The committee will designate individuals and entities subject to the sanctions for one yr, to begin.

“We hope that this resolution will send a transparent signal to the political parties in Haiti they have to immediately stop collusion with criminal actors, stop their parties in-fighting, put the interest of their country and other people first and reach a consensus on the nation’s political structure,” said Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun in comments made immediately after the vote. 

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