Haiti

More than 5,700 people have been killed or injured by gangs or during operations against them between 1 January and 11 September 2026, the United Nations has said. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk added that more than 230 people have also been kidnapped. An estimated 1,000 women and girls have been raped - but Türk noted that the actual figure is "likely much higher".

The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months, as speakers called for its rapid deployment to reclaim territory from armed gangs, restore State authority and create conditions for elections. The Council adopted resolution 2829 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2829(2026)) by a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan, Russian Federation), extending the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force until 31 March 2027.

Haiti’s Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to renew the mandate of an internationally backed security force meant to tamp down the powerful armed groups controlling parts of the country. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Raina Forbin reiterated her view that the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) needed to be fully deployed to her country, with support from the international community.

The massacre of at least 47 people in Kenscoff, including children and civilians killed while seeking refuge in a church, lays bare the worsening brutality of Haiti’s gang crisis, the Security Council heard today, as speakers urged the rapid deployment of international support to stem the violence.

Escalating gang violence across Haiti has pushed displacement to record levels, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis and leaving nearly 1.5 million people without a stable place to live, according to new figures released Friday by the UN migration agency, IOM. The crisis is extending beyond traditional centres of insecurity.

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday welcomed the opening of two specialised judicial units in Haiti, saying the move marked “a significant step toward tackling widespread impunity in the country.” Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.  

Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new wave of violent attacks and atrocities perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days.

Haiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” a senior UN aid official warned on Friday, underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering there.

Police are trying to reach a gang-controlled area in central Haiti where at least 16 people have been killed in a series of attacks over the weekend.

Chad has committed to deploy 750 police officers and gendarmes in the latest effort to push back the violent gangs that have permeated much of Haiti. The officers will be part of a new Gang Suppression Force (GSF), proposed by Panama and the U.S. and approved by the UN Security Council last September.