# Dominican leader urges UN to step up backing for Haiti mission

https://mins.news/en/item/71150

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 18:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dominican-leader-urges-un-step-up-backing-haiti-mission-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab41f6529ff15000114e2f8

> Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader urged the United Nations on Wednesday to act in Haiti by providing more troops, enforcing arms controls more tightly and strengthening support for Haitian institutions as gang violence worsens in the crisis-hit neighboring country.

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