Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti

Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti
Mission multinationale d'appui à la sécurité en Haïti[1]
Active1 January 2024
AllegianceUnited Nations
TypeMultinational force
Size590

The Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti is an international police and military force approved by the United Nations Security Council on 2 October 2023 to assist the government of Haiti in restoring law and order amid worsening civil strife and gang violence since 2018.[2]

The mission is led by Kenya and coordinated with the Haitian National Police; though backed by the UNSC, it is not a United Nations operation.[3] Personnel have been pledged by Caribbean Community members Jamaica, Bahamas, Guyana, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda, as well as Bangladesh, Benin, and Chad.[4] Then-Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua stated that Spain, Senegal and Chile would likely deploy security personnel.[5][6] The first contingent of the security force arrived in Haiti on 25 June 2024.[7]

As of 3 January 2025, only just over 500 personnel from Kenya, Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas, Guatemala, and El Salvador have been deployed to the theather.[8]

  1. ^ "Conseil de sécurité: appel unanime au déploiement rapide de la Mission multinationale d'appui à la sécurité en Haïti sur fond de crise générale". Meetings Coverage and Press Releases (in French). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Security Council Authorizes Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti for Initial Period of One Year, by Vote of 13 in Favour with 2 Abstentions" (Press release). UNSC. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Security Council authorizes 'historic' support mission in Haiti | UN News". news.un.org. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Five countries pledge personnel for Haiti security mission, UN says".
  5. ^ Aradi, Gloria; Fletcher, Pascal (3 October 2023). "Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs?". BBC News. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Getting Ready For Haiti". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ Phillips, Tom; Côté-Paluck, Etienne (25 June 2024). "Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Le Guatemala et le Salvador rejoignent la MMAS". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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