UN council gives Haiti mission four-week renewal
The Security Council on Tuesday voted itself four more weeks to reach final agreement on a plan for beefing up the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti and reconfiguring its mandate ahead of planned elections. A resolution adopted unanimously by the 15-nation council extended the mission’s mandate until June 24, “with the intention to renew for further periods.” Without council action, the mandate would have expired on Wednesday. Full Story