The U.N.’s Latest Haiti Mandate Is a Rebrand, not a Rethink

The Gang Suppression Force repackages the same strategies that have failed the country for decades.

Kenyan police officers in camouflage clothing display a white flag with the words "Multinational Security Mission" in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. November 21, 2025, 11:24 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

In September, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution establishing the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to curb violence and restore public order in Haiti. The GSF will transform the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission (MSS), whose first 400 police officers arrived nearly 18 months ago.

Conceived as a global south-led response to Haiti’s crisis, the MSS aimed to demonstrate solidarity among

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