UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti ends amid political crisis

United Nations: With the situation in Haiti has continued to deteriorate, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti ended.
The Security Council on Tuesday held its last debate on the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) before it transitions to the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), a special political mission, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN undersecretary-general for peacekeeping operations, told the council that the country is facing a significant political crisis, intertwined with socioeconomic challenges.
In Haiti, protests have increased in intensity in the last few weeks. Seventeen people have been reported dead and over 200 injured in these most recent demonstrations. On Oct. 11, demonstrations became riots as protestors fought with the police and attempted to break a barricade near the presidential residence.
Several opposition groups that led the protests have said that they will not stop until Haitian President Jovenel Moise is out of office.
Noting the security situation has deteriorated in the past month, Lacroix said large segments of the population are dissatisfied with their leaders, as well as the socioeconomic situation in the country.