US EditionHaiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns
- The UN warned that Haiti is nearing a critical point and requires immediate international assistance due to escalating violence and displacement, according to Maria Isabel Salvador, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' special representative for Haiti.
- At least 1,086 people were killed and 383 injured in Haiti during February and March 2025, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration.
- Haiti faces severe political instability with widespread gang violence, including murders and kidnappings, making authorities struggle to cope, as noted by Salvador during a Security Council briefing.
- The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported a 41.3% increase in homicides over three months and emphasized that further international support is required to prevent the capital from slipping closer to chaos.
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Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more global support, UN envoy warns
The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return.”María Isabel Salvador warned that “Haiti could face total chaos” without increased funding and support for the operation of the Kenya-led multinational force helping Haiti’s police to tackle the gangs’ expanding violence into areas beyond the capital, Port-Au-Prince.…
Gangs are pushing it into complete chaos, violence is escalating.
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