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MSS to the exit? United States and Panama rely on gang suppression force

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Washington, 28 August 2025.- On Thursday, the United States and Panama presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council for the establishment of a gang suppression force and a United Nations support office to logistically support operations in Haiti. This initiative could mark the end of Kenya's Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), whose limitations to gang expansion are increasingly visible.

In New York, U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea has sounded alarm at the worsening of violence in Haiti and the territorial extension of gangs, which threaten the achievements of the Haitian National Police (HNP) and MSS. In response to this situation, Washington and Panama submitted a draft resolution to establish an international gang suppression force, with logistical support from a new United Nations office.

This scheme aims to go beyond the current action of the MSS: to hold the ground, to secure strategic infrastructure and to strengthen the HNP. The US also stresses the need for a comprehensive approach integrating the fight against gang financing, arms trafficking and other illicit flows fuelling instability.

Washington a rappelé les mesures déjà prises contre les groupes armés, notamment la désignation de Viv Ansanm et Gran Grif comme organisations terroristes, ainsi que l’annonce d’une récompense de 5 millions de dollars pour la capture du chef de gang Jimmy Chérizier, alias « Barbecue « .

La diplomate américaine a salué l’engagement du Kenya et des pays de la Caraïbe et d’Amérique centrale qui participent à la MSS, mais elle a souligné que la communauté internationale doit désormais s’élargir et partager le fardeau sécuritaire. « Nous appelons tous les membres du Conseil à se joindre à nous pour soutenir le peuple haïtien dans sa quête de sécurité et de stabilité « , a déclaré Mme Shea.

W.A.

Author: InfoNation

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