Assessment of progress achieved on the key benchmarks pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2794 (2025): Report of the Secretary-General (S/2026/706)
- Progress on the benchmarks was uneven: modest on judicial and rule of law capacity and not significant on reducing violence and arms trafficking.
- At least 5,830 people were killed in gang-related violence between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, and 61 percent of killings occurred during security force operations targeting gangs.
- Victims of sexual violence involving armed actors rose 66 percent to 1,899, while documented kidnapping victims fell to 439.
- Internal displacement rose from about 1.30 million in mid-2025 to 1.45 million by July 2026, and 5.8 million Haitians faced severe food insecurity.
- The Gang Suppression Force began operations in June 2026 with 1,083 military personnel as at July 8, 2026, and two specialized judicial units were inaugurated on May 27, 2026.
- Haiti's prisons held 7,563 detainees at 313 percent occupancy, with 82 percent in prolonged pretrial detention.
The report responds to resolution 2794 (2025), which renewed the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze on Haiti and asked the Secretary-General to assess progress by September 1, 2026. It draws on a Secretariat visit to Port-au-Prince from 20 to July 24, 2026 and consultations with officials, BINUH, UNSOH, the Gang Suppression Force, civil society and diplomats. On the first benchmark, the report records growth of the Haitian National Police and Armed Forces, the start of the Gang Suppression Force in June 2026 and the inauguration of two specialized judicial units, while impunity, damaged prisons and overcrowding persist.
On the second benchmark, it documents 5,830 gang-related killings, a 66 percent rise in sexual violence victims, a decline in kidnappings and continued recruitment of children. On the third, it describes continued arms and ammunition trafficking, mainly from the United States, and illicit financial flows. The Secretary-General concludes that progress was modest on the first benchmark and not significant on the second and third, and encourages expanding the sanctions list.
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United Nations Security Council, Assessment of progress achieved on the key benchmarks pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2794 (2025): Report of the Secretary-General (S/2026/706), https://documents.un.org/api/symbol/access?s=S%2F2026%2F706&l=en&t=pdf
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