The UN Security Council has voted to expand its international mission in Haiti, transforming it into a ‘gang suppression force’ tasked with restoring order in the country. The resolution raises the force’s personnel ceiling from 2,500 to 5,550 and calls for a new UN support office in Haiti to provide logistical assistance. The mission will work with the authorities to ‘neutralise, isolate, and deter’ gangs, secure key infrastructure, and help stabilise institutions. While Haitian leaders welcomed the move as a lifeline, the Russian envoy described it as ‘an ill-conceived and rushed mandate to use force against anyone and everyone labelled with the vague term 'gangs'’. The Kenyan-led police force, deployed for the last fifteen months, remains woefully understaffed and underfunded. Haiti faces dire conditions: nearly all of Port-au-Prince is under gang control, over 3,000 were killed in the first half of 2025, 1.3 million are displaced, and millions more face hunger.