Haiti Calls for UN Peacekeeping Mission to Combat Gang Violence

Haitian leader Edgard Leblanc Fils also demands reparations for colonial injustices during UN General Assembly address.

Edgard Leblanc Fils, head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, supports transforming the current Kenya-led security mission into a formal UN peacekeeping mission.
Leblanc highlighted the severe impact of gang violence, with 80% of Port-au-Prince under gang control and nearly half of the population facing hunger.
He called for international recognition of Haiti's colonial past and demanded reparations from France for historical injustices.
Leblanc's appearance at the UN followed internal political drama and ongoing corruption scandals within Haiti's transitional government.
The UN Security Council will soon decide on extending the current mission, amid concerns from Russia and China about transforming it into a peacekeeping operation.