Weak border controls fueling Haiti’s armed crisis, UN report finds

Weak border controls fueling Haiti’s armed crisis, UN report finds

Criminal networks are exploiting Haiti’s poorly guarded ports, airports and land borders, allowing thousands of illegal firearms, mainly from the United States, to flood the country and empower violent gangs, according to a recent United Nations report.The UN’s findings show that the General Administration of Customs and the Haitian national police’s ability to curtail the weapons flow into Haiti is “significantly hindered by several interconnec…

Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The humanitarian situation in Haiti is dramatically worsening, aid group Save the Children said, with underfunded security forces increasingly overwhelmed by powerful gangs and capital Port-au-Prince on the brink of collapse.

Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group

(Reuters) - The humanitarian situation in Haiti is dramatically worsening, aid group Save the Children said, with underfunded security forces increasingly overwhelmed by powerful gangs and capital Port-au-Prince on the brink of collapse.

Between 80% and 85% of the territory of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, is currently in the hands of armed groups or gangs, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Haiti, Marisela Silva Chau, said Wednesday. The Caribbean nation has been mired in a security crisis for decades, but it has worsened since February of last year, with the UN estimating more than 5,600 deaths from violence, mainly as a result of clashes bet…

As crisis deepens, who has hope for Haiti? An interview with NGO workers on the ground - Latin America Reports

“Resilience” isn’t a strong enough word to describe Haitian people, Gaby Breton, an aid worker with Save the Children Haiti, told Latin America Reports. “They are so much more than resilient.” Haiti, a nation with a history marked by extreme economic injustice and turbulence, is currently experiencing a crippling humanitarian crisis.  In 2010, its capital, Port-Au-Prince, was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. Outbreaks of disease and hung…

Port-au-Prince, April 8, 2025 – In the face of growing insecurity, more than 40,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in Haiti since the beginning of the year, according to an alarming report by the NGO Save The Children, relayed this Tuesday by the @SCI_Haiti account. The organisation sounds alarmed at the extreme vulnerability of displaced children, first affected by the security and humanitarian crisis that ravages the country. Ch…