Less than ten years after the withdrawal of MINUSTAH, Haiti returns under the framework of Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. “The situation in Haiti continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security and to stability in the region,” determined the Security Council, which voted on the resolution creating the gang suppression force and the establishment of a United Nations Support Office in Haiti, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

The transition from the MMS to the Gang Suppression Force, after a failure shared by the international community and Haitian political leaders in light of the results on the ground 18 months later, reveals one thing: the strengthening of the capacity for self-determination in the security response. The gang suppression force, to be led by a civilian and a troop commander from Haiti’s partner countries, will—without closing the door to collaboration with Haitian security forces—retain independence of action in its targeted operations to neutralize gangs.