U.N. Security Council members warned Haiti’s leaders on Wednesday that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears. Haiti’s transitional presidential council is tasked with holding general elections before Feb.

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Haiti will not hold a general election before the end of the current interim government's mandate next February, the head of the country's electoral council told Reuters on Wednesday, as the expansion of armed gangs makes any hope for a full and stable vote impossible.

Six people have been convicted on charges related to the assassination and 51 are awaiting trial in Haiti and another five in Miami.

The intensification of armed clashes in Port-au-Prince has forced at least 70% of health-care facilities to close. Those that are still operational are seeing an influx of twice as many patients as before, mainly those with gunshot wounds, victims of sexual violence and severely malnourished displaced people with no access to essential services.

Office on Drugs and Crime said that the continuing escalation of gang violence and instability in Haiti has led to recent

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