UN Signs Off on New Gang Suppression Force for Haiti After Last Plan Collapsed

Will the UN finally succeed in delivering peace to Haiti?

By André Costa | 2 October 2025

The United Nations Security Council has approved a new mission in Haiti, this time called the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), a larger and more militarized body than its predecessor. It is billed as the answer to a crisis that has steadily spiraled out of control, with gangs exerting authority over entire neighborhoods of Po…