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UN extends the Haiti anti-gang force to March 2027, months after Kenyan police came home.
The UN Security Council has extended the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, to 31 March 2027. The force took over from the Kenyan-led police mission that ended earlier this year.
Resolution 2829 passed on Tuesday, 29 September, by 12 votes to none. China, Russia and Pakistan abstained. The vote also extends the UN support office in Haiti.
Where things stand in Haiti
About 1,500 troops are on the ground, around 30% of the 5,500 planned.
More than 1.5 million Haitians have been forced from their homes.
The UN recorded 1,408 killings in gang violence between April and June 2026.
Haiti's UN ambassador told the Council the force "is not enough to wrest territory from the gangs".
Kenya's part
Kenya led the Multinational Security Support mission, which sent its first Kenyan police officers to Haiti in June 2024. Kenyan officers lost their lives during the mission. It ended in April 2026, and its work passed to the new force, which can carry out operations on its own rather than only support Haiti's police.
Sources: UN (resolution), Al Jazeera, UPI, Eastleigh Voice.
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The UN Security Council has extended the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, to 31 March 2027. The force took over from the Kenyan-led police mission that ended earlier this year.
Resolution 2829 passed on Tuesday, 29 September, by 12 votes to none. China, Russia and Pakistan abstained. The vote also extends the UN support office in Haiti.
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Where things stand in Haiti
About 1,500 troops are on the ground, around 30% of the 5,500 planned.
More than 1.5 million Haitians have been forced from their homes.
The UN recorded 1,408 killings in gang violence between April and June 2026.
Haiti’s UN ambassador told the Council the force “is not enough to wrest territory from the gangs”.
Kenya’s part
Kenya led the Multinational Security Support mission, which sent its first Kenyan police officers to Haiti in June 2024. Kenyan officers lost their lives during the mission. It ended in April 2026, and its work passed to the new force, which can carry out operations on its own rather than only support Haiti’s police.
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