The UN Security Council on Tuesday 29 September renewed the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months, to 31 March 2027. Resolution 2829 (2026) passed by 12 votes in favour, none against, with China, Pakistan and the Russian Federation abstaining.
According to the UN's official meeting coverage, the resolution asks the Secretary-General to report every six months on progress against the benchmarks set in resolution 2793 (2025). It notes the 27 July agreement between Haiti and the Force confirming the Force's legal personality, and encourages Member States to acknowledge its legal status and grant the Force and its personnel privileges and immunities. It also stresses that the Force must operate in compliance with applicable international law, including international human rights law.
Haiti's representative said the Force must now receive the personnel, equipment and operational capabilities it needs to become fully operational. "It is not enough to take territory from the gangs," he told the Council, adding that recovered areas must be held, public services restored and criminal groups prevented from returning.
The United States said the Force is clearing roads and neighbourhoods, liberating areas that had become "no-go zones" for the Haitian National Police and shutting down illegal tolls, and paid tribute to troops and police from Chad, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. Jamaica, speaking for the Caribbean Community, noted "discernible progress" but said the rollout has been slower than optimal. China questioned whether an external force could resolve a crisis it described as "not a simple security question".
What it means for operators
Council members described the renewal as a technical rollover, with any adjustments to be considered in March. It keeps the Force in place while it builds towards full strength and does not change the ground picture overnight: the Force is still deploying, and the United Kingdom condemned gang attacks, including the use of civilians as human shields and sexual violence.
The FCDO continues to advise against all travel to Haiti "due to the volatile security situation". It says there are currently no British consular officials in Haiti and that consular assistance "cannot be delivered in person in Haiti"; British nationals may get consular help at the British diplomatic mission in the Dominican Republic. Any team still operating in Haiti should plan on that basis: no in-country consular support, road movement that may be disrupted at short notice, and a medical and extraction plan that does not depend on it.
