UN Votes for Bigger Haiti Mission as Gang Violence Continues

William Ruto, Kenya's president, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24. — William Ruto, Kenya's president, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24.
Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg

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By Magdalena Del Valle and Jim Wyss

September 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM UTC

Updated on

September 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM UTC

The United Nations Security Council approved a US plan to send a 5,500-person multinational “gang suppression force” to Haiti to replace a Kenyan-led mission that has failed to bring peace to the troubled Caribbean nation.

The US proposal — co-led with Panama — has the backing of Haiti and all members of the regional Organization of American States. It passed with 12 votes in favor and three abstentions in the Security Council on Tuesday.