Protection now, yes. But Haiti's future still depends on the election that keeps disappearing from the calendar. On September 29, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six more months, to March 31, 2027. Twelve votes in favor; China, Russia, and Pakistan abstaining. On October 6 and 7, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council indefinitely postponed the elections that were supposed to take place on December 13, the first round of