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UN Approves 5,500-Troop Gang Force Amid Haiti Crisis

6/15/2026

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The UN Security Council approved a new Gang Suppression Force to replace the Haitian police mission, authorising 5,500 troops.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Haiti on Tuesday for a visit with gang-victims.
UN human-rights chief Volker Türk reported 2,300 deaths, 1,100 injuries and 99 kidnappings this year and urged Haitian authorities to speed judicial reforms, create units to end impunity, and said the force must obey human-rights law.

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The UN Security Council approved a new Gang Suppression Force to replace the Haitian police mission, authorising 5,500 troops.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Haiti on Tuesday for a visit with gang-victims.
UN human-rights chief Volker Türk reported 2,300 deaths, 1,100 injuries and 99 kidnappings this year and urged Haitian authorities to speed judicial reforms, create units to end impunity, and said the force must obey human-rights law.