BINUH - United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2026/31)

This report, submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2785 (2025), covers developments in Haiti since October 2025 under the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). National authorities adopted an electoral decree on 1 December 2025 and published a calendar setting first-round presidential and legislative elections for 30 August 2026, with a second round and local elections on 6 December 2026, while stakeholders debated governance arrangements beyond the 7 February 2026 end of the Transitional Presidential Council's mandate.

Gang violence intensified in and beyond Port-au-Prince: BINUH recorded 1,991 intentional homicide victims between 1 September and 30 November, more than 8,100 killings nationwide from January to November 2025, and sharp increases in Artibonite and Centre. The report details anti-gang operations involving the Gang Suppression Force and a private military contractor, drone strike casualties documented by OHCHR, Haitian National Police recruitment and the 2026-2030 strategic development plan, limited progress on high-profile justice cases, and severe prison overcrowding at 306 percent average occupancy with 82 percent of detainees in pretrial detention.