US EditionGangs Now Control 90% of Haitian Capital: UN
- During a Security Council briefing, Port-au-Prince is described as 'paralyzed by gangs' with 90% under their control and international flights suspended, causing severe isolation.
- Driven by the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and decades of political instability, economic hardship, and corruption, the crisis has severely weakened Haitian governance.
- UN figures show 4,026 homicide victims this year, a 24% rise since 2024, with 364 sexual violence incidents from March to April.
- Despite Kenyan-led support at 40% staffing, local police and the multinational mission have failed to restore government authority in Haiti.
- Without urgent international action, Haiti risks total state collapse, with potential regional spillover and elections delayed until 2026, as security and governance continue to erode.
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Pakistan demands immediate UN action to Haiti gang crisis
Pakistan has called for immediate and unified action by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to help restore political stability in Haiti as gang violence escalates in the Caribbean nation. Addressing the Council's first formal meeting under Pakistan’s presidency this month, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, said that the time for “half measures” in Haiti is over. “The gangs’ stranglehold has tu…
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PressNewsAgencyHaiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials warned
Gangs have gained power since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, and the authorities are unable to stop the escalation of violence.
Haitian gangs have ’near-total control’ of capital as violence escalates: UN
UNITED NATIONS -- Haiti's gangs have gained "near-total control" of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior UN officials warned Wednesday.
The authorities are unable to stop the escalation of violence in this poor Caribbean country.
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