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The UN Security Council adopted resolution S/RES/2794 (2025) to extend Haiti’s sanctions regime for an additional year in response to the rising threat of gang violence. The renewed measures aim to combat the country’s high levels of homicide, kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual violence, all of which continue to undermine stability. The illegal trade and distribution of weapons to armed gangs further threaten Haiti’s rule of law.

The original 2022 resolution established a travel ban, asset freeze, and arms embargo, targeting both individuals and entities involved in activities that destabilize Haiti through illicit exploitation or trade. Under the renewed resolution, member states are urged to prevent illicit arms trafficking and diversion by strengthening border control mechanisms.

The Security Council also extended the mandate of the panel of experts for 13 months to monitor compliance and provide recommendations for further action. Additionally, it authorized the replacement of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission with a new Gang Suppression Force, designed to restore stability and “enable a Haiti free of weapons, safer, and in peace.”

Haiti’s representative emphasized that the sanctions regime could serve as “an effective instrument of deterrence and justice, if properly applied and respected by all member states.”