Congress says Haiti will be considered crminal state if elections do not occur
Haiti will sink "from a failed state to a criminal state" if its interim government and the UN mission currently operating there fail to ensure a stable and secure environment for elections in 2005, the US Congress has warned. "The failure to establish a secure and stable environment and to conduct credible and inclusive elections will likely result in Haitis complete transition from a failed state to a criminal state," the US Senate said in a resolution unanimously approved late on Thursday.The UN Security Council in April 2004 authorised deployment of 6 700 military and 1 622 civilian police personnel to Haiti but as of July 31, only 2 259 military and 224 civilians had been sent. [more 
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