Overview

• Official readouts show Secretary of State Marco Rubio using UN General Assembly meetings to press for rapid UN Security Council action on Haiti.
• In talks with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, Rubio focused on disrupting illicit firearms and drug trafficking and urged a resolution authorizing a UN Support Office for Haiti.
• Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto jointly called for urgent UN steps to establish a Gang Suppression Force alongside a support office, with Rubio praising Kenya’s role.
• A separate call with Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the Haiti push and noted discussions on Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and sidelining Hamas.
• No Security Council authorization or deployment decision has been announced, with the initiative still in the lobbying phase.