UN approves Haiti sanctions

The UN Security Council approved sanctions on Friday including an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace or stability of Haiti, imposing the measures on a top gang leader in the crisis-racked Caribbean country.

Report informs, citing Reuters, that the 15-member council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution drafted by the United States and Mexico. The first person sanctioned was Jimmy Cherizier, Haiti's most powerful gang leader known locally by his alias "Barbecue."