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Part of The capital city of Port-au-Prince is currently under gang control, while the UN monitors the resulting humanitarian crisis and violence.

How does the gang violence strangling supply lines affect Port-au-Prince?

Gang violence in Port-au-Prince drives acute malnutrition and massive displacement Criminal gangs are actively strangling supply lines into Port-au-Prince, holding the exhausted population hostage and causing a severe humanitarian crisis. This violence has led to an estimated 254,000 children in Haiti facing acute malnutrition. The instability has also driven the number of internally displaced persons to a record high of nearly 1.5 million.

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  • An estimated 254,000 children aged 6 to 59 months in Haiti are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition.shafaqna.com
  • The number of internally displaced persons has reached a record high of nearly 1.5 million.shafaqna.com
  • The malnutrition crisis is described as the direct and inhumane outcome of an all-out war waged by criminal gangs.shafaqna.com

Why it matters

The situation in Port-au-Prince represents an unprecedented institutional and social collapse, where the daily life of the population has devolved into a 'hell of shootings, kidnappings, and extortion.' The humanitarian crisis threatens the basic survival of hundreds of thousands of people, particularly children, who are suffering from acute malnutrition due to the inability to receive necessary supplies.

This crisis is not linked to natural disaster but is a direct consequence of criminal gang activity. The violence has pushed the nation into a state of extreme instability, forcing nearly half of the internally displaced persons to be children, highlighting the catastrophic failure of governance and security in the capital.

What we don't know yet

  • What level of international intervention is required to secure supply lines to Port-au-Prince?
  • How will the institutional and social collapse affect the long-term recovery of the capital?

What would change this answer

International security forces successfully disarm the criminal gangs in Port-au-PrinceSupply lines could be restored, potentially mitigating the acute malnutrition crisis.
The gang violence intensifies or expands beyond the capitalThe humanitarian crisis and displacement figures for Port-au-Prince and surrounding provinces could rise further.

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