On 30 September 2025, the Security Council authorized the transition from the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti into a “Gang Suppression Force” (GSF) for an initial period of 12 months. The resolution also establishes a UN Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH) to support the Mission.
Ahead of the meeting, Panama—together with several other Council members, Haiti, and representatives from the region delivered a joint statement at a press stakeout urging the Security Council to adopt the draft resolution.
The authorisation of the MSS mission expires on 2 October.
The Permanent Representative of Barbados, H.E. Francois Jackman, delivered a statement on behalf of CARICOM, welcoming the timely transition of the MSS mission to the GSF with a UN-authorized mandate to bring an immediate end to violence and to restore public safety in Haiti. Ambassador Jackson also called for predictable resourcing of the GSF and for the urgent capitalization of the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Haiti.”
The Permanent Representative of Guyana, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, speaking on behalf of the Group of African countries on the Security Council, Algeria, Sierra Leone and Somalia, plus Guyana, noted that the GSF is a constructive starting point and an important basis for further measures to address the other dimensions of the crisis. She reinforced the message that addressing the security situation is fundamental to conduct free and fair elections and for development to succeed. She highlighted the need to ensure the protect human rights, including those of children, who comprise 50% of the gangs.
The Permanent Representative of Haiti, Ambassador Pierre Ericq Pierre, said that it was ‘a true turning point” which will neutralize the gangs and create the conditions for peace and development. He called on members of the international to join the new Mission.”
