By Sarah Morland and Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States and Panama launched a push on Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to establish a force to suppress powerful armed gangs in Haiti, which a top U.N. official said are now estimated to be 50% made up of children.

The Security Council authorized an initial force in October 2023 and it partially deployed in June last year, but the largely Kenyan force has struggled with lack of resources and manpower, and made little headway in helping national police hold off territorial gains made by gangs, which now control most of the capital Port-au-Prince.

Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea said the U.S. and Panama would propose a draft resolution to establish a "gang suppression force" and cre

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