The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that authorizes deployment of a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police.

"We are obliged to accept it," said Charles Adison in one of the many schools that have been converted into makeshift refugee camps in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, speaking about a UN resolution this week that will see foreign forces entering the country to help police restore order.

But the departure of armed soldiers and police from Haiti in 2017 after nearly two decades on the streets helped criminals seize control of much of the country. Gangs have carried out so much robbery,

The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, marking the first time in almost 20 years that a force would be deployed to the troubled Caribbean nation.

UN Security Council unanimously voted to send an international police force, led by Kenya, to Haiti to deal with the growing gang violence that has plagued the island nation. The deployment decision comes as a response to worsening gang violence and socio-economic challenges.