US EditionKenya: Fighting Back Against the Gangs - What Is Haiti's New UN-Backed Force?
The 5,550-strong Gang Suppression Force will replace the underfunded Kenyan mission to counter gangs controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, amid over 1.3 million displaced people.
- On October 2, 2025, the United Nations Security Council approved a Gang Suppression Force to replace the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission, authorizing 5,550 personnel with arrest powers.
- Since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, armed groups now control roughly 90% of Port-au-Prince, displacing over 1.3 million and killing more than 5,600 in 2024.
- The MSS had fewer than 1,000 of the planned 2,500 officers deployed, and Kenyan President William Ruto said it `operated below 40% of its authorized personnel strength`.
- The U.N. plans to set up a support office in Port-au-Prince to coordinate the mission, with salaries and operations relying on voluntary contributions from U.N. Member States.
- International backers warn the Gang Suppression Force must be part of a broader strategy including governance reform and humanitarian aid, as deployment timing remains unclear, raising the risk of a security vacuum before elections promised this year.
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Haiti, allies rally behind new gang suppression force despite concerns
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s transitional government has welcomed a new international mission approved by the United Nations Security Council to combat gang violence that has paralyzed the capital and much of the country. The Kenya-led Gang Suppression Force (GSF) will replace the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), whose mandate ends Oct. 2, after months of limited results and logistical setbacks. Haitian officials praised the resolution …
U.N. security council approves new gang suppression force for Haiti
As gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince, the UN Security Council has approved a new international force to combat the violence. However, the announcement is being met with profound distrust from Haitians, who have seen previous missions fail to deliver on their promises.
Kenya: Fighting Back Against the Gangs - What Is Haiti's New UN-Backed Force?
As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN Security Council to fight back against the violence they are perpetrating.
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robertocavada.comThe end of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti, which has yielded very little results, and the announcement of a new international force to suppress gangs are raising more skepticism than enthusiasm in this Caribbean country where, according to UN data, more than 16,000 people have died from gang violence since the beginning of 2022. The UN Security Council approved on Tuesday a resolution sponsored by the United States and…
The United States welcomes the adoption of the UN resolution on Haiti and announces that they will work for the deployment of the force with other partners. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a press release on Wednesday, 1 October to welcome the adoption by the UN Security Council of a resolution providing for the transition of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMAS) to a Gang Law Enforcement Force (GSF).
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