S/2026/732: Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, First Annual Progress Report, April to August 2026

This is the first annual progress report of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), submitted under Security Council resolution 2793 (2025) and circulated as S/2026/732. The Special Representative, Jack Christofides, sent it on August 31, 2026, and the Secretary-General transmitted it to the Council on September 10. The enclosure covers April 1 to August 31, 2026 and was issued without formal editing.

The security section places the crisis in the Ouest, Artibonite and Centre departments. Gangs control or influence the main roads out of Port-au-Prince, including National Roads 1, 2, 3 and 8, and access to the container port, fuel terminal and bulk port, where they levy transit fees. The report names Canaan and 400 Mawozo in the north and east of the capital, an alliance around 5 Segond in the south, and Gran Grif and Kokorat San Ras in Artibonite. It describes the attack on Kenscoff on August 23 and 24, 2026, in which the United Nations estimates at least 47 people were killed and more than 50 abducted.

The Force is authorized up to 5,500 uniformed personnel and 50 civilians. On August 31 it had 1,213 uniformed personnel in theater from Chad, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mongolia and Jamaica, and 22 civilians deployed. It operates four bases, three in Port-au-Prince and one in Gonaïves, and four medium utility helicopters, which came under fire on four occasions. It reports 441 patrols, six cordon and search operations, three clearing operations, 40 barricades removed and two illegal checkpoints dismantled; 16 suspected gang members were detained, of whom 13 were later released.

The report assesses reduced gang activity in Tabarre and Delmas, where the Force keeps a continuous presence, citing the return of residents and small businesses, but states it cannot yet quantify the change. It records the Status Agreement of July 27, 2026 and the Detainee Handover Agreement with the Government of Haiti, and work on a human rights compliance mechanism and a framework against sexual exploitation and abuse. The trust fund had pledges of USD 223.9 million from 15 member states as of July 31, of which USD 184.2 million was received and USD 70.4 million disbursed.

The observations name four priorities: completing force generation, consolidating and expanding forward operating bases, expanding joint operations with the Haitian National Police and the Armed Forces of Haiti, and protecting critical infrastructure. The Force asks for death and disability benefits for its personnel, for outstanding status and medical evacuation agreements, and for Council language on privileges and immunities. It will support security for the first round of elections scheduled for December 13, 2026.