UN Security Council approves bigger force in Haiti to tackle gangs

(Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to more than double the size of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed international security mission combating armed gangs in Haiti and rename it a gang suppression force.

Russia, China and Pakistan abstained from the vote on the measure put forward by the United States and Panama. The remaining 13 council members voted in favor.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Christian Martinez)