UN Follows U.S. in Sanctioning Gangs "Viv Ansanm" and "Gran Grif"

The UN Security Council imposed sanctions against the gang coalitions Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif following their designation as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration last May, amid escalating violence in Haiti. On July 8, 2025, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) approved the addition of the entries listed below to its sanctions list of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by the Security Council and adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Cha