UN / HAITI

The UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorizing the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force, in close cooperation with Haitian authorities. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:03:04
• Production Date: 30 September 2025
• Asset Language: Chinese; English; French
• Personal Subject: FU CONG
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: HAITI SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: HAITI
• MAMS Id: 3457972
• Parent Id: 3457819
• Alternate Title: unifeed250930c

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STORY: UN / HAITI
TRT: 03:04
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / CHINESE / FRENCH

DATELINE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

30 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sangjin Kim, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Korea:
“Will those in favour of the draft resolution contained in document S/2025/609, please raise their hand… Those against… abstentions.”
4. Various shots, delegates voting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sangjin Kim, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Korea:
“The result of the voting is as follows: 12 votes in favour, 0 votes against, 3 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted, as resolution 2793.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Waltz, Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“This mission will have the ability to scale up to a 5,000-person mission thanks to the logistic support from the UN support office in Haiti. We applaud the Council for taking this step and demonstrating the UN still has the ability to fulfill his primary purpose in maintaining international peace and security.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Fu Cong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, People's Republic of China:
“Resulting to military force to combat violence with violence at this juncture, is not only unlikely to succeed but can further acerbate Haiti’s already intractable situation.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Fu Cong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, People's Republic of China:
“This is unfair and unreasonable. Such a move causes tension and division among Council members. It is not conducive to rebuilding mutual trust and bridging differences among the parties. It is detrimental to the diplomatic effort towards early resumption of talks and may even bring about catastrophic consequences that are impossible to foresee and forfeit years of diplomatic efforts in one stroke. China has grave concern over this.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Pierre Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“The Council’s decision today marks a true turning point. By providing the Mission with a stronger, more offensive and more operational mandate, the Council is giving the international community the means to respond to the gravity of the situation in Haiti.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Pierre Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“Haiti is not only an LDC, a Least Developed Country, but rather a country going backwards, as its detractors say. This must stop. With this Resolution—and if it is effectively implemented—you are giving hope not only to Haitians in the country but also to Haitians in the Diaspora, hundreds of thousands of whom dream of returning home as soon as security conditions are restored. In their name, in the name of the Government, and in my own name, I say to you once again, thank you.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council

Storyline

Today (30 Sep), the UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorizing the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force, in close cooperation with Haitian authorities.

By a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan, Russian Federation), the Council adopted the text as resolution 2793 (2025).

Through the resolution, the Council authorized Member States to transition the Multinational Security Support mission to the Gang Suppression Force for an initial period of 12 months.

Among other terms, the organ decided that the Force shall have an authorized personnel ceiling of 5,550, consisting of 5,500 uniformed personnel — comprised of both military and police — and 50 civilians.

Addressing the Security Council after the vote, US Representative to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, said, “This mission will have the ability to scale up to a 5,000-person mission thanks to the logistic support from the UN support office in Haiti. We applaud the Council for taking this step and demonstrating the UN still has the ability to fulfill his primary purpose in maintaining international peace and security.”

Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong said, “This is unfair and unreasonable. Such a move causes tension and division among Council members. It is not conducive to rebuilding mutual trust and bridging differences among the parties. It is detrimental to the diplomatic effort towards early resumption of talks and may even bring about catastrophic consequences that are impossible to foresee and forfeit years of diplomatic efforts in one stroke. China has grave concern over this.”

Pierre Ericq Pierre, Haitian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “The Council’s decision today marks a true turning point. By providing the Mission with a stronger, more offensive and more operational mandate, the Council is giving the international community the means to respond to the gravity of the situation in Haiti.”

He concluded, “Haiti is not only an LDC, a Least Developed Country, but rather a country going backwards, as its detractors say. This must stop. With this Resolution—and if it is effectively implemented—you are giving hope not only to Haitians in the country but also to Haitians in the Diaspora, hundreds of thousands of whom dream of returning home as soon as security conditions are restored. In their name, in the name of the Government, and in my own name, I say to you once again, thank you.”