The newly established Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti received a boost with 20 new Armored Personnel Carriers from the USA.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2793 (2025), adopted on 30 September 2025, UNSCR 2793 (2025) authorized the transition of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission into the newly established Gang Suppression Force (GSF) for an initial period of 12 months.
The USA government has recently delivered 20 additional new Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), with five already deployed to the Artibonite area, demonstrating continued international confidence in and support for the GSF’s mission.
These reinforcements highlight the GSF’s determination, under its strengthened mandate, to reshape the security environment and enhance operational effectiveness across Haiti, officials said.
This transition reflects the lessons learned from the MSS mission and introduces an expanded mandate and strengthened operational framework for the GSF.
The GSF operates under a more robust and comprehensive mandate, which includes enhanced Capacity and Composition with the deployment of up to 5,500 uniformed personnel and 50 civilian staff that will ensure wider operational reach and improved coordination.
There is also independent and coordinated operations.
Under this, GSF has the authority to conduct intelligence-led, targeted counter-gang operations, either independently or jointly with the Haitian National Police and the Haitian Armed Forces, with the authority to arrest and detain suspected gang members in accordance with international law and human rights standards.
They also conduct Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Humanitarian Access with responsibilities to safeguard key facilities such as airports, ports, hospitals and schools, protect transit routes and ensure unhindered humanitarian access.
The team will offer a upport to national institutions by strengthening the institutional and operational capacities of the HNP and FAd’H, while facilitating conditions conducive to free and fair elections and long-term stability.
A central component of the resolution is the creation of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH), which is to be fully operational within six months. UNSOH will provide essential logistical, medical, and operational support, ensuring the effective implementation of the GSF’s mandate.
The establishment of the GSF has signified a firm and collective commitment by all stakeholders to the principle that the people of Haiti deserve and have the right to live in peace and security.
During this transition, operations and patrols have proceeded seamlessly, with all former MSS personnel successfully integrated into the GSF framework, hence ensuring no security vacuum that could be exploited by criminal gangs. The synergy is uninterrupted and stronger than ever.
As part of this transition, the GSF is rebranding all former MSS social media handles, communication channels, logos, flag and insignia to reflect its new identity and mandate.
Whereas this might take some time, our commitment to share with you the development remains.
The flow of information to the public and stakeholders will continue unhindered and uninterrupted, maintaining the same level of transparency, engagement, and responsiveness as before.
The GSF continues to work closely with the HNP and FAd’H, including recent logistical operations supporting police officers in the Artibonite Region.
Of particular note is the enhanced 24-hour security now put in place at the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, in the Artibonite Valley, which serves approximately 350,000 people and maintains a 200-bed capacity.
”The GSF remains steadfast in maintaining stability and public safety through round-the-clock PHN, FAd’H and GSF joint patrols in Downtown, Kenscoff, Telcof, Furcy, Viv Mitchel, the National Police Academy, the Airport area, Delmas, Petit Rivière and Pont-Sonde,” a statement said.
Kenya is among countries that has contributed troops to Haiti to help in fighting the gangs that have taken control large parts of Port-au-Prince.
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