Haiti Security Crisis: 90% of Port-Au-Prince Controlled by Gangs, UN Warns - teleSUR English

Haiti Security Crisis: 90% of Port-au-Prince Controlled by Gangs, UN Warns - teleSUR English

The UN reports Haiti’s security crisis is worsening, with armed gangs controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince. Rising violence has displaced 1.3 million people—urgent international action is needed. Related: Haiti Faces Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Gang Violence The security crisis in Haiti has reached an unsustainable level, according to Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), during a recent…

Future of Haiti Mission Hangs in the Balance After UN Warning

United Nations (UN) officials are raising alarm over the deepening crisis in Haiti, with just 10 days left before the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in the country expires. They warn that without urgent action to renew and bolster the mission, particularly its support for the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) force, Haiti risks total state collapse. While Kenya seeks to progress, UN officials on July 4 described a grim reality …

Gangs have Haiti’s capital nearing collapse – UN - Daily Telegraph NZ

Image – @glbalcrimenews, X. Armed groups control 90% of Port-au-Prince and over a million people are displaced, an official has warned. Heavily armed gangs now control most Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and the city is on the brink of total collapse, a senior UN official has warned. Violence is escalating across the Caribbean nation while the international response remains slow and fragmented, Ghada Fathi Waly, executive director of the UN Of…