1st LD Writethru: UN envoy calls for deployment of int'l force in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The top UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday called for the deployment of an international specialized force in Haiti to quell armed gang violence.

"I would like to emphasize the urgent need for the deployment, authorized by the Security Council, of an international specialized force, as articulated by the (UN) secretary-general in his letter dated Oct. 8, 2022. We need to find in