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.
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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.
The 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).
UN Approves New ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to Combat Violence in Haiti
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) voted Tuesday to authorize a new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to address the escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Panama, passed 12-0, with abstentions from China, Russia, and Pakistan, according to a U.N. press release. #BREAKING Security Council ADOPTS resolution authorizing the transition of the multinational security support mission in #Haiti into a “Gang S…
Following the adoption by the UN Security Council of a resolution transforming the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMAS) into the Gang Repression Force (GSF) on Tuesday, September 30, the United States announced the next step: the rapid deployment of this force in Haiti. In a statement issued Wednesday, October 1, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will work closely with other members of the Permanent Group of Partners to …
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