UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution that calls on all countries to stop the transfer of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to any party supporting gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti, which has seen an upsurge in bloodshed and kidnappings.

The draft by the United States and Mexico does not include an arms embargo as China sought. Other council members said an embargo would be unenforceable.

The back and forth came in negotiations over a resolution to extend the mandate for the UN political mission in Haiti. The council’s previous authorisation for the mission expires Friday.

The US-Mexico draft resolution, put in final form late Thursday, would express the council’s readiness to impose sanctions that could include travel bans and assets freezes “as necessary” on individuals engaged in or supporting gang violence, criminal activity or human rights violations in Haiti. That language is weaker than China’s proposal, which included a time frame.

The draft also makes no mention of China’s call for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss with various parties possibly establishing a regional police unit to help Haitian police tackle gang violence. Instead, the US-Mexico draft would ask Guterres to consult with Haiti’s government, “relevant countries” and regional organisations on “possible options to combat high levels of gang violence” and to submit a report by October 15.

This week, officials in Haiti’s capital reported that dozens of people had died as a result of days of fighting between rival gangs in the violent Cite Soleil neighborhood. Doctors Without Borders said thousands of people were trapped in the district without drinking water, food and medical care.

A spokesperson for China’s UN Mission said Thursay that an embargo on weapons for criminal gangs was “the minimum” that the council should do in response to the appalling situation in Haiti.