The US is considering a humanitarian corridor to allow urgent supplies to enter the country.
Protests and gang violence have rocked Haiti, plunging the country into a worsening political, economic and security crisis.Haiti has asked for foreign military support to curb its gang violence crisis which has paralysed the country.
It is not clear to whom the request for intervention has been sent to, and in what form the help would be given."That being said, we remain extremely concerned about the security situation in Haiti, the impact its having on the Haitian people, on our ability to do our work, especially in the humanitarian sphere," said UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
Civil unrest escalated since Mr Henry announced an end to government fuel subsidies on 11 September, which sent petrol and diesel prices skyrocketing. It is unclear whether the Haitian government request for foreign military intervention would mean the return of UN peacekeeping troops, after leaving five years ago.peacekeepers accepted partial responsibilityHaiti's government said eight people had died on Sunday from cholera, for the first time in three years - raising concerns over the potential for a health crisis too.
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