Increase gang violence Haiti The capital, Port-au-Prince, displaced thousands of people. There are numerous dead and wounded, especially since June 1, when the UN called for the coordination of humanitarian aid (OCHA) as of Tuesday. So hundreds of homes and small shops caught fire.
Preliminary estimates are based on 5,600 displaced people. Many, including children, fled to less dangerous areas of the city, where they now slept on the ground outside or took refuge in makeshift shelters – for example in churches and the stadium. They urgently need humanitarian assistance, including food and water.
According to the Ocha report, gangs are fighting to control urban areas. Police were unable to provide security and security. In the affected areas, violence and road blockades hampered the movement of people and goods – as well as aid supplies.
Tens of thousands of small children are starving
Most recently, the UN Children’s Fund issued a warning UNICEFWithout emergency assistance this year, 86,000 children under the age of five in the Caribbean are expected to suffer from severe malnutrition. Hospitals in Port-au-Prince, with an estimated 2.5 million residents in its metropolitan area, said they were overwhelmed by the recent rise in corona cases.
Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere And suffers from corruption. For more than two years, the struggles, some of them violent, have paralyzed the country again and again. Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Joanel Moss, who has been accused of corruption. In February, the government announced that it was opposed to the Moss administration Blocked.
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