UN appoints new Haiti mission chief as Anti-Gang Force prepares to deploy

UN appoints new Haiti mission chief as Anti-Gang Force prepares to deploy

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United Nations has appointed veteran German diplomat Daniela Kroslak to lead its newly created UN Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH), a key role in coordinating the deployment of a multinational anti-gang force set to replace the struggling Kenya-led mission. The office will support the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), approved by the U.N. Security Council in Sept. 2025, which is set to replace the Kenya-led Multinational Security…

Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?

Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the gangs that have brought life to a standstill.