UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the publication of a decree formally establishing the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti.

The decree did not name the members of the council, which will be responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leadership, in the midst of increasing gang violence.

Mr Guterres has urged all Haitian stakeholders to continue making progress in putting in place transitional governance arrangements, including the timely appointment of an interim Prime Minister and government, and the nomination of the members of the Provisional Electoral Council.

He also reiterated his call for Member States to contribute to the Multinational Security Support mission, which is intended to help address the security situation in Haiti.