The United States on Monday pressed at the United Nations (UN) for broader backing to expand an international mission against Haiti’s armed gangs, a Kenyan-led effort that President William Ruto acknowledged has faced staffing and logistical hurdles.

Armed gangs have taken control of almost all of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in a conflict that has forced some 1.3 million people from their homes and fueled famine-level hunger.

At an event organised by the U.S. and Kenya on the sidelines of the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders, Ruto said the 15-month-old force – known as the Multinational Security Support mission – had been operating at only 40% of the expected strength of 2,500 security personnel.

The U.N. Security Council mandate for the MSS mission is due to expire on Oc

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