Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti
| Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti | |
|---|---|
| Mission multinationale d'appui à la sécurité en Haïti | |
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| Active | 1 January 2024 |
| Allegiance | United Nations |
| Type | Multinational force |
| Role | Security Support Force |
| Size | 1077 |
| Garrison/HQ | LSA 2 |
| Website | mssmhaiti |
| Commanders | |
| MSS Force Commander | Senior Assistant Inspector-General Godfrey Otunge (KPS) |
| MSS Deputy Force Commander | Colonel Kevron Henry (JDF) |
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The Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti is an international police and military force approved by the United Nations Security Council on 2 October 2023 to assist the government of Haiti in restoring law and order amid worsening civil strife and gang violence since 2018.
The mission is led by Kenya and coordinated with the Haitian National Police; though backed by the UNSC, it is not a United Nations operation. Personnel have been pledged by Caribbean Community members Jamaica, Bahamas, Guyana, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda, as well as Bangladesh, Benin, and Chad. Then-Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua stated that Spain, Senegal, and Chile would likely deploy security personnel. The first contingent of the security force arrived in Haiti on 25 June 2024.
As of 3 January 2025, over 500 personnel from Kenya, Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas, Guatemala, and El Salvador have been deployed to the theater.