- The Haitian National Police is operating in Port-au-Prince, which is central to the ongoing security crisis in Haiti.
- The capital city of Port-au-Prince is currently under gang control, while the UN monitors the resulting humanitarian crisis and violence.
Gang violence concentrates in Port-au-Prince, where Haitians are returning from the Dominican Republic, and UN Women supports organizations led by Pierre.
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What happened
Gang violence concentrates in Port-au-Prince, where Haitians are returning from the Dominican Republic, and UN Women supports organizations led by Pierre.
Who's involved
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The capital city of Port-au-Prince is currently under gang control, while the UN monitors the resulting humanitarian crisis and violence.Also in this story
- UNICEF and WFP report on malnutrition in Haiti as gangs strangle supply lines to Port-au-Prince.
- Violence was reported in the Centre department of Haiti.
- Spirit Airlines flight was shot at in Port-au-Prince amid ongoing gang violence.
- The UN has placed an arms embargo on Haiti as the country faces ongoing crisis and violence.
The entities involved
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Port-au-Prince
capital of Haiti
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Haiti
country in the Caribbean Sea
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UN Women
United Nations Organization for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Related events
- The Dominican Republic declared Haitian gangs as terrorist organizations and increased security near the border.
- Haitian National Police are operating with the new Gang Suppression Force amid severe gang violence, with Artibonite being an affected department.
- Gangs in Haiti are adapting their tactics in response to ongoing security crackdowns.
- The international community, including the UN and the Dominican Republic, has responded to the deepening security and humanitarian crisis in Haiti by authorizing a Gang Suppression Force.
- Experts from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime traveled to Haiti.