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The UN Security Council approved a resolution on Tuesday to establish a Gang Suppression Force in Haiti with a vote of 12 in favor and three abstentions from China, Pakistan and Russia, replacing the underfunded Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.</span

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The UN Security Council approved a resolution on Tuesday to establish a Gang Suppression Force in Haiti with a vote of 12 in favor and three abstentions from China, Pakistan and Russia, replacing the underfunded Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.

The new force will have an authorized personnel ceiling of 5,550 members consisting of 5,500 uniformed military and police personnel and 50 civilians, representing a fivefold increase from the current mission's authorized strength of 2,500.</span

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The new force will have an authorized personnel ceiling of 5,550 members consisting of 5,500 uniformed military and police personnel and 50 civilians, representing a fivefold increase from the current mission's authorized strength of 2,500.

The Gang Suppression Force will conduct intelligence-led operations to neutralize gangs and will be authorized to work independently or alongside Haitian National Police and Armed Forces, unlike the previous mission which was limited to support roles.</span

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The Gang Suppression Force will conduct intelligence-led operations to neutralize gangs and will be authorized to work independently or alongside Haitian National Police and Armed Forces, unlike the previous mission which was limited to support roles.

The resolution establishes a UN Support Office in Haiti to provide logistical and operational support including equipment, fuel, transportation and medical care, funded by mandatory UN member contributions rather than voluntary donations.</span

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The resolution establishes a UN Support Office in Haiti to provide logistical and operational support including equipment, fuel, transportation and medical care, funded by mandatory UN member contributions rather than voluntary donations.

Haiti's transitional council leader Laurent Saint-Cyr addressed the UN General Assembly describing his country as being at war and appealing for international support against gangs that control nearly 90 percent of Port-au-Prince.</span

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Haiti's transitional council leader Laurent Saint-Cyr addressed the UN General Assembly describing his country as being at war and appealing for international support against gangs that control nearly 90 percent of Port-au-Prince.

Armed gangs currently control large areas of Haiti and have displaced over 1.3 million people while committing widespread violence including kidnappings, sexual assaults and killings that resulted in more than 5,500 deaths in 2024 alone.</span

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Armed gangs currently control large areas of Haiti and have displaced over 1.3 million people while committing widespread violence including kidnappings, sexual assaults and killings that resulted in more than 5,500 deaths in 2024 alone.

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