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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Sometimes I really wish China and Russia utilized their veto power just as much as the US does, although I think I understand why they don’t.
No worries and I understand your sentiment behind this. However, it is should be clear to everyone that the UN is just a clown show most of the times and, as Michael Parenti said in his books about the anti USSR propaganda, the US will still use the unfalsifiable doctrine to throw shit on those who oppose them. It is very evident that the mayor clown, the US, is also the aggressor of Haiti and their blatant hypocrisy of wanting to "help" Haiti is nauseating transparent for everyone that investigated the horrible reality in Haiti.
For this situation, sometimes I feel that the best answer is to not entertain the US at all and keep working on slowly building the infrastructure for a multipolar world which is what China and Russia are doing. That same strategy is already helping plenty of the oppressed and will soon help Haiti.
From our side, if you are a Westerner or the Global South, we can fight for Haiti by talking about them and explaining to people what is really happening in there. Creating solidarity with the oppressed and exposing the US as the aggressor are the best strategies that I can think for now.