Haiti’s Gang Violence Crisis: One Million Displaced, A Nation’s Struggle
Internal displacement in Haiti has soared to over 1 million people, a three-fold increase from the previous year, primarily due to rampant gang violence in Port-au-Prince. This has led to a humanitarian crisis, impacting healthcare, food security, and significantly affecting children, who constitute over half of the displaced population. The influx of 200,000 Haitians forcibly returned from the Dominican Republic exacerbated the situation. A new public security secretary has pledged to combat the violence, but the crisis remains severe.
John Q. Hosedrinker