UN TO DECIDE KEY CHANGES IN KENYA-LED HAITI MISSION

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to decide on major adjustments to the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti, even as the United States mulls pushing for a total overhaul of the mission.
Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to review the UN Secretary-General’s February 2025 recommendations.
Speaking during a diplomatic briefing in Nairobi on September 11, 2025, Mudavadi said the recommendations include enhanced logistical and operational support for the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM). If adopted, the resolution will establish a UN support office in Haiti and transition the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) into a Gang Suppression Force (GSF).
“The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to consider the UN Secretary-General’s February 2025 recommendations, which propose, among others, enhanced logistical and operational support to the MSSM through the creation of a UN support office in Haiti and the transition of the MSS Mission to a Gang Suppression Force (GSF),” he said.
The decision is set to be made during the renewal of the Mission’s mandate, which is set to expire on October 2, 2025. This follows after US President Donald Trump administration planned to select another country to lead the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti.
US Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly J. Penland said on August 20, that the U.S was planning to double the size of the foreign forces deployed in Haiti, with possibly another country, rather than Kenya, leading the new team.
She said the U.S. was drafting a resolution for the United Nations Security Council to “properly resource” Haiti’s fight against gangs and regain control of its territories.