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Port-au-Prince, December 13, 2025. Eighteen countries have pledged to provide security forces for the new international anti-gang operation in Haiti, which will replace the current multinational mission. The announcement was made on Friday 12 December in Washington by the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, while the security situation in the country remains critical.
According to Albert Ramdin, the future force will have 5,500 troops, in accordance with the road map developed under the direction of the United States. « Eighteen countries have pledged to provide security forces. The major challenge is that they work together, according to the same rules »he stressed, explaining the slowness of the implementation process.
Deployment will be phased in. Approximately 1,000 security officers could be sent as early as January, if conditions were met. Half of the staff is expected to be operational by 1 April 2025, the planned date for the establishment of the UN office to oversee the new mission.
African countries should play a central role, alongside Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, while some Latin American States also expressed their willingness to contribute. Meanwhile, Kenya has already strengthened its presence in Haiti, deploying an additional 230 police officers on Monday as part of the current international mission, the results of which are still considered limited.
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