Backing from the brink: assessing Haiti’s security sector and opportunities for future security sector governance and reform programming

This document provides an overview of the contents of the assessment of the security sector in Haiti carried
out by DCAF, at the request of Switzerland, France and Germany. The original assessment offers a security
threat profile, an analysis of the security ecosystem and its challenges, a brief examination of the Multinational
Security Support Mission transition into the Gang Suppression Force, a mapping of the security assistance
provided by international partners and recommendations with potential entry-points towards improved
governance and effectiveness of the security sector. The assessment took place from November 2024 to
November 2025.