The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti’s government to start talks on transforming it into a U.

The United States is the largest contributor to the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti, which has struggled to attract funding for its operations.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Monday to extend for another year its authorization of a Kenyan-led international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti.

The UN Security Council has extended its authorization of a Kenyan-led security force in Haiti for an additional year. This decision comes as powerful gangs tighten their grip on the capital. Despite limited progress and insufficient funding,

The UN Security Council extended on Monday its authorization of the multinational policing mission in crime-ravaged Haiti, but without any call to transform it into a UN peacekeeping mission, as suggested by Port-au-Prince.