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Can This International Force Stop Haiti's Gangs?
The U.N. Security Council extended the force's mandate through March 2027 after it asked for two years; gangs control about eighty-five percent of the capital area.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
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- First reported by The New York Times: “Can This International Force Stop Haiti’s Gangs?”
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 5:53 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
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- The New York TimesCan This International Force Stop Haiti’s Gangs?
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA new U.N.-authorised force is fighting to take back the capital from violent gangs, The New York Times reports.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Haitian government asked for it, and earlier international efforts failed to restore security.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHow much of the city do the gangs have?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe U.N. office in Haiti says about eighty-five percent of the Port-au-Prince area.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe force is authorised for five thousand five hundred personnel, and the earlier mission never reached its planned twenty-five hundred.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd what happens next?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Security Council extended the mandate through March thirty-first, twenty twenty-seven.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Haitian Times says the force had asked for two years, and the vote was twelve in favor, with three abstentions.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix months to retake a capital? That's a lease.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSix months. I've had longer notice on a gym membership. Rex has the sports.
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