Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with "no improvement in sight", a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Wednesday.

"This is not just another wave of insecurity; it is a dramatic escalation that shows no signs of abating," emphasised Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for the Americas at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

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