Every International Force Has Failed Haiti. Now the UN Has Sent Another One.

A Mongolian general touched down in Port-au-Prince in May to take command of the latest foreign-led security mission, arriving with a mandate to fix what no one else could.

Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri, a Mongolian officer with over 30 years of peacekeeping experience, landed on May 14 to lead the newly established Gang Suppression Force, which replaces the ineffective Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission and operates under a broader mandate, allowing it to conduct independent operations when necessary.

The symbolism is hard to miss.

As much as 90 percent of the capital has fallen under gang control. Approximately 26 criminal groups operate across densely populated Port-au-Prince. The country has not held a presidential election since 2016. In 2025 alone, more than 8,000 cases of gender-based violence were recorded, a 25 percent rise over the previous year, and Haiti has witnessed a 1,000 percent increase in sexual violence against children since 2023. Around half of all gang members are estimated to be children, with a 200 percent surge in forced recruitment last year. At least 16,000 people have been killed since 2022, and more than 1.5 million have been driven from their homes.

Into all of this, the world is sending another general with another mandate and another 12-month clock.