The UN and its Security Council have decided that essentially lawless Haiti, which is largely ruled by violent criminal gangs, will be supported by an international security force.
But few peacekeepers have been on the ground, and they have not been able to restore order in the country.
The first country to send forces to Haiti was Kenya, but that operation failed and was replaced by a voluntary international security force in 2023. The mandate was changed again last fall to apply to a force that would focus on countering the dominance of criminal groups, called the gang suppression force (GSF).
The goal is a force of 5,500 soldiers from several countries. The first troops from Chad arrived on April 1.
