Meeting of the UN Security Council. The UN Security Council unanimously extended sanctions against Haiti Peace and Security
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending sanctions against Haiti for another year – amid continued terror by armed gangs.
The sanctions regime was established in 2022 and includes a travel ban, assets freeze and arms embargo. The resolution, drafted by Panama and the United States, also extends the mandate of the group of experts supporting the work of the sanctions committee. The document was adopted several weeks after the Security Council transformed the Multinational Security Assistance Mission to Haiti into the Anti-Gang Force.
“These measures will restore security in Haiti and bring gangs to their knees,” a US representative said at a Council meeting in Friday.
Resolution 2794 (2025) expresses deep concern about the “extremely high levels of gang violence and other criminal activities” such as kidnapping for ransom, murder, human trafficking and sexual violence, and the ongoing impunity.
Speaking at the meeting, the official representative of Haiti said that the sanctions regime could be “an effective instrument of deterrence and justice if it is correctly applied and respected by all member states.”
By Efforts to quell the violence have had mixed results, he said, as gangs continue to receive weapons and ammunition from abroad.
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