UN chief visits Haiti, where a new international force will be deployed to help fight gangs
Guterres will meet victims and Haitian leaders as gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people and left more than five million food insecure, UN figures say.
- On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti to show solidarity with victims of violence in the Caribbean nation, which has long suffered from political, economic, and security instability.
- Nearly 1.5 million people are currently displaced in Haiti, with more than five million facing severe food insecurity as gang-related violence claimed more than 5,500 lives between March 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk reported at least 2,300 deaths, 1,100 injuries, and 99 kidnappings this year, calling the Gang Suppression Force "urgently needed" while urging authorities to tackle rampant impunity.
- Guterres will assess support for the Gang Suppression Force, which the Security Council approved to replace the under-equipped Multinational Mission, and meet with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime.
- Elections have not occurred since 2016 due to poor security, while the secretary-general last traveled to Port-au-Prince in July 2023 amid ongoing political and security woes.
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In Haiti, criminal gangs control most of the country, there is always violence. UN Secretary-General Guterres was now for a short visit to the Caribbean state and asked for an apology.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has exchanged gang violence with those affected in Haiti, apologizing for the lack of international aid.
UN chief visits Haiti, where a new 'gang-suppression force' will be deployed
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.(Image credit: Danica Coto)
UN chief on visit to gang-plagued Haiti says ‘glimmers of hope’
Nearly 1.5 million Haitians are currently displaced in a country of about 11 million, and more than five million are facing severe food insecurity. (EPA Images pic) PORT AU PRINCE: UN chief Antonio Guterres apologised to Haitians Tuesday for what he said was their abandonment by the international community but noted during a visit to the violence-plagued Caribbean nation that there were “glimmers” of hope. The secretary-general, who last travele…
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