At least 3,661 people, including 100 children, were killed in Haiti in the first half of this year due to gang violence, according to the UN. The violence, fueled by arms trafficking from the US, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, has worsened since February with attacks on state institutions. The UN documented severe human rights abuses and called for a global arms embargo. The violence led to the resignation of Haiti’s prime minister and the deployment of a UN-backed multinational force. The UN Security Council will vote on renewing the force’s mandate on September 30.