GSF Requests Two-Year Mandate Extension in UN Security Council Briefing

Haiti Foreign Minister Raina Forbin, GSF Special Representative Jack Christofides, and UN Independent Expert William O'Neill briefed the UN Security Council on July 20-21, 2026 on the Gang Suppression Force's operational progress. Christofides reported roughly 1,000 troops deployed (mostly from Chad), day-and-night patrols, and bulldozer operations to clear gang barricades, with the force expected to reach its full 5,500-person authorized ceiling by October 2026. The GSF requested a two-year mandate extension through September 2028 to implement its security strategy, with Christofides stressing the near-term goal is 'minimum security conditions necessary to reverse the current trajectory,' not full stabilization. Briefers cited more than 2,000 people killed since the start of 2026, nearly 1.5 million displaced, and gangs controlling roughly 85% of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.