Archive · 13 Dec 2025
18 Nations Pledge Support for Haiti Anti-Gang Force
Eighteen countries have promised to help Haiti fight gangs.
These gangs control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and cause a lot of trouble.
The new security force will start arriving in January and should be fully ready by April.
The goal is to stop the gangs, catch their leaders, and make Haiti safer.
Haiti hasn't had elections in a long time, and the current leaders are trying to hold one in 2026.
The head of the Organization of American States visited Haiti and said the government is still in charge, but not everywhere.
18 nations have committed to sending personnel to Haiti for an anti-gang security force.
The force will deploy in phases, starting in January 2024, with full deployment by April 1, 2024.
Gangs control 90% of Port-au-Prince and are responsible for murders, rapes, looting, and kidnappings.
Haiti has not held elections in nine years and is currently led by a Transitional Presidential Council.
The goal of the new force is to fight gangs, capture their leaders, and mitigate their impact.
- Who
- 18 nations, including African countries, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and some Latin American countries
- What
- Commitment to send personnel to Haiti for an anti-gang security force
- When
- Deployment to begin in January 2024, with full deployment by April 1, 2024
- Where
- Haiti, primarily in Port-au-Prince
- Why
- To combat gangs that control 90% of the capital and address chronic political instability
- Countries Committed
- 18
- Force Deployment Start
- January 2024
- Full Deployment Target
- April 1, 2024
- Initial Force Size
- 1,000 personnel
- Gang Control in Port-au-Prince
- 90%
- Haiti's Last Elections
- 2016
- Upcoming Election Target
- August 2026
- Current Leadership
- Transitional Presidential Council