US EditionHaiti declares a 3-month state of emergency as gangs ravage country’s central region
HAITI, AUG 9 – The state of emergency aims to curb gang violence that has killed over 1,000 people and displaced more than 239,000 in Haiti's central agricultural region, officials said.
- Haiti declared a three-month state of emergency on August 9, 2025, covering the West, Artibonite, and Center departments due to surging gang violence in the central region.
- The government implemented the measure to address ongoing violence and tackle a worsening agricultural and food crisis exacerbated by gang attacks in these regions.
- Between October 2024 and the end of June 2025, the United Nations reported that gang violence in the affected regions of Haiti resulted in over a thousand deaths, in excess of 200 injuries, and 620 abductions, while more than 239,000 individuals were forced to leave their homes.
- The government appointed André Jonas Vladimir Paraison as interim director of the National Police, replacing Normil Rameau, while the police work with Kenyan officers on a U.N.-backed mission to quell gang violence.
- The state of emergency and security leadership changes imply ongoing instability and highlight efforts to restore order and support agricultural recovery before the transitional council holds elections by February 2026.
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The government in Haiti has declared a state of emergency because of the gang violence for parts of the country. The measure allows a comprehensive mobilization of all state security forces, according to a statement. The aim is to restore security and peace.
The new Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) and the Government of Haiti decreed a State of Emergency for three months in the departments of the West, Artibonite and Centre, regions that have been severely affected by the escalation of violence by criminal gangs.The measure, which came into force last Saturday, seeks to give the authorities the time and resources necessary to restore security and peace, according to the CPT, which is sunk in …
In three regions, in which criminal gangs are particularly heavy, the state of emergency applies immediately. A few months before the planned elections, the international police force is also powerless.
Haiti Declares 3-month State of Emergency as Gangs Ravage Country’s Central Region
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region as gang violence surges. The measure will cover Haiti’s West, Artibonite, and Center departments “to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis,” according to a government statement. The region—known as Haiti’s rice basket—has been under attack in recent ye…
Affected are several regions in the center of the country, including the capital Port-au-Prince. The emergency should make the fight against the gangs more effective.
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