A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday that America’s financial support for the United Nations–backed security mission in Haiti could be withdrawn if the Security Council refuses Washington’s proposal to expand and reorganize the operation .

“The U.S. provision of support for the MSS (Multinational Security Support mission) and what we have been providing will expire at the end of December,” U.S. charge d’affaires in Haiti Henry Wooster told reporters, when asked if Washington will continue to provide support if the plan is rejected.

Wooster said, however, that he was cautious of speculating on future funding decisions.

The Kenya-led MSS deployed in Haiti in June last year but has struggled to make headway in curbing violent armed gangs – some of which Washington has designated as

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