New York - The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended for six months the UN peacekeeping mission in the battered Caribbean nation of Haiti.
The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending until June 1, 2005 the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
The resolution gave the council the option to renew the mission's role for undetermined new periods.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommended in his latest report on Haiti in the past week to extend the peacekeepers' mission for 18 months, ending May 31 2006.
The Security Council authorised the peacekeeping force in February, when widespread unrest lead then-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to flee the country.
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As of mid-November 4 489 of the 6 700 planned peacekeeping soldiers as well as 1 228 of the 1 622 projected civilian police force had been deployed to Haiti.
The stabilisation force is under command of the Brazilian army. - Sapa-AFP
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