UN Extends Haiti Mission for Another 12 Months After Peacekeeping Push Dropped

The first U.N. contingent of 400 police officers from Kenya arrived in Haiti on June 25, followed by a second group of 200 officers on July 16.

Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024. Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo

The 15 member countries on the U.N. Security Council have voted unanimously to renew each member state’s Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for another 12 months, without changing the funding structure for the security forces.

Haiti has called for the MSS mission to be transformed into a peacekeeping operation to boost its capabilities and secure more stable funding, a proposal that the United States and Ecuador were helping to lead on behalf of Haiti, which is not a member of the council.