2026-02-27

Kidnapping for ransom has functioned as a primary gang revenue stream in Haiti since the collapse of state authority in the metropolitan area accelerated in 2021. BINUH documented 5,915 conflict-related deaths in 2025 and noted that security force actions supported by the GSF have produced localized territorial gains, but gang financing through kidnapping and extortion has proven structurally resilient to interdiction-focused responses.