The Dominican Republic formalized this Friday before the United Nations a contribution of 20 million dollars for the financial support that the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) will receive, which has begun to deploy in Haiti to combat the armed gangs that plague that nation.
The country, bordering Haiti, will make an immediate contribution of 10 million dollars and a similar sum in 2027, reported the Dominican Foreign Ministry, in a document in which it reports on the meeting today in New York between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, and the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Atul Khare.
Foreign Minister Álvarez, accompanied by the permanent representative of the Dominican Republic to the UN, Wellington Bencosme, reiterated to Khare the “firm conviction” of the Government of the Dominican President, Luis Abinader, to “decisively” accompany the efforts of the international community in favor of the stability, security and development of Haiti.
“Lasting peace in the neighboring nation constitutes a strategic priority for the Dominican Republic and for the region as a whole,” said the Dominican Foreign Minister.
For his part, Khare thanked the solidarity and leadership shown by the Dominican Republic, and highlighted the value of contributions like this for the effective functioning of the Trust Fund that the UN will implement to support the GSF.
On April 1, Haiti received the first troops, coming from Chadof the Gang Suppression Force created in 2025 by the United Nations.
That day, the FSG said in a message on
The UN Security Council ordered the formation of this force, with a total strength of 5,500 troops, to combat armed gangs, which are the epicenter of a spiral of violence that caused the deaths of at least 5,500 people between March 2025 and mid-January 2026.
