UN Security Council approves new ‘suppression force’ for Haiti amid spiralling gang violence
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday authorized a new multinational Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti to replace the Kenyan-led security support mission, amid escalating gang violence, widespread rights abuses and a humanitarian emergency affecting all aspects of life in the island nation.

The resolution – co-penned by Panama and the United States, and backed by dozens of countries in the region and beyond – was adopted by a vote of 12 in favour, with three abstentions from China, Pakistan, and Russia.

Under an initial 12-month mandate, the GSF will work in close coordination with the Haitian National Police (HNP) and the Haitian armed forces to conduct intelligence-led operations to neutralise gangs, provide security for critical infrastructure, and support humanitarian access.

The 5,550-strong force will also protect vulnerable groups, support reintegration of former fighters and help strengthen Haitian institutions.

The Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, authorised by the Security Council in October 2023, faced chronic underfunding, insufficient personnel, and limited operational capacity, making it difficult to contain gangs that now control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

While the MSS enabled the HNP to regain access to some areas and infrastructure, it struggled to match the scale of the crisis. Kenya, which led the MSS, also backed the new mechanism.

Haiti is facing nearly 1.3 million internally displaced people, rising kidnappings, widespread sexual violence, and gangs that control large areas of the capital.

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  • rainpizza@lemmygrad.mlOP
    29·
    2 days ago

    China and Russia are total cowards. I guess they agree with this but it’s a bad look to vote yes. If either voted no, they’d veto the whole thing.

    Sadly, the situation is way more complex and a simple veto will not actually stop the imperialist beast. To give more context, Haiti is flooded with guns sent by the US(as was explained by the Chinese representative in the video within the UN discussion) and is already invaded by Erik Prince mercenary goons. Every single side(Police, gangs, gov’t, narcos, and foreign mercenaries) within the conflict of Haiti are too vastly armed by the US to stoke chaos in the country. Even if China and Russia vetoed this, it will change nothing in the ground because the main aggressor, the US, is still achieving their goal in turning Haiti into a organ trafficking paradise.

    As long as the US empire is still alive and kicking, Haiti will still be in this tragic state. As mentioned by this report from BreakThrough news, Haiti Doesn’t Have a ‘Gang’ Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem

    • blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      43·
      2 days ago

      Russia and China are still allowing the US to drape their operations in the UN flag by not vetoing, just like a whole bunch of other US wars.

      • rainpizza@lemmygrad.mlOP
        91·
        2 days ago

        I think it is very idealistic to expect the veto to actually change anything on the material reality of Haiti or to expect more than a clown show from the useless UN. The US and the West are the sole responsible for what happened in Haiti and the other US wars.

        Also, it is wrong to diffuse and deflect responsibility from what it is clearly an imperialist crime. It is not helpful and only helps to derail the concentrated effort that should be applied on to the imperialists.

        • blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          81·
          1 day ago

          https://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/chinaandun/202510/t20251001_11722368.htm

          China’s statement is pretty decent and has an explanation at the end:

          China has enormous difficulties regarding the draft resolution. However, we did not block its adoption in light of Haiti’s dire security situation and the concerns and appeals of the international community, especially those from the Secretary-General and regional countries. This represents the utmost goodwill that China could demonstrate. At the same time, we must point out that our questions and concerns remain. We are deeply worried about the operation and prospects of the GSF. We hope that the Security Council will closely monitor and strictly supervise this operation, in order to take timely and necessary actions based on the actual developments.

          In closing, I wish to reiterate that ultimately, it is up to the Haitian people themselves to overcome their difficulties. Unless all political factions of Haiti show their responsibilities, genuinely advance the political process, and truly commit themselves to national stability and development, no amount of external assistance, however substantial, can resolve the fundamental problems. Haiti should swiftly identify and embark upon a path of self-reliance and development that is owned and led by itself. China stands ready to continue to work constructively with the international community in helping Haiti emerge from this crisis at an early date.

          Russia also has a statement https://russiaun.ru/en/news/230092025

          • rainpizza@lemmygrad.mlOP
            10·
            1 day ago

            Both statements are great and echo what I told you before. This part from the Russian’s statement is very important:

            Regrettably, the authors of today’s document show little interest in identifying the root causes of this crisis or in assessing its long-term consequences. Otherwise, they would not be trying to shift the responsibility for the Haitian crisis from themselves onto the entire international community. Instead, they would be dealing with the real problem, one which is entirely within their power to solve. This requires first and foremost stopping the unimpeded flow of illegal weapons, as required by the existing Security Council arms embargo.

            China even echoed this in another statement:

            At the same time, Haitian gangs are growing increasingly powerful, many armed to the teeth – a phenomenon inextricably linked to an endless influx of weapons and ammunition into the country. UN reports reveal that the flow of weapons and ammunition originating from the United States has never ceased, rendering the Security Council’s arms embargo against gangs meaningless, he said.

            As I said before and I will keep repeating this for everyone, the responsibility for the crime of destroying Haiti and plenty of other countries around the world is solely in the US(and the West) and the UN is a useless organization incapable of preventing any of these tragedies. Deflecting the blame from the real culprits is unhelpful.

            • blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
              11·
              1 day ago

              This is a left-wing forum so there’s just no need to prefix discussions with the history because most people are familiar with the history. I’m interested in how power dynamics are changing in the world and what that will actually mean. People are looking for the speck of light at the end of the tunnel. And assuming that it will come from China or Russia.