CHINA and Russia have opposed a campaign by the United States to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a United Nations peacekeeping mission.

The two nations called a UN security council meeting as gangs intensified attacks, shooting at four aircraft, which led to the closure of the airport in the capital Port-au-Prince, and attacking the upmarket district of Petionville on Tuesday. 

The UN estimates that the gangs control 85 per cent of the city and have spread into surrounding areas.