The United Nations decorated the Chilean peacekeeping force in Haiti with the "Medal Parade," the Chilean Army said in a statement on Monday.

Chilean soldiers of the Battalion Chile 12th were awarded the medals in a ceremony held in Cabo Haitiano city, north of Haiti, the statement said.

A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti has crashed into a mountain killing all 11 on board.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Security has improved dramatically in Haiti, where just a few years ago large areas were controlled by heavily armed gangs that killed, kidnapped and raped with impunity, U.