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Gangs now control 90% of Haitian capital: UN
- UN officials reported on July 3, 2025, that gangs control approximately 90% of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, severely disrupting governance and security.
- This escalation follows the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, which led to increased gang power amid political turmoil and weakened state authority.
- Gangs have paralyzed legal commerce on key trade routes, including crossings like Belladere and Malpasse, causing soaring prices for staple foods like rice and fuel.
- UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca cautioned that the continued encirclement by gangs is driving the situation toward a critical breaking point, noting that in the past three months, these groups have reportedly been responsible for the deaths of more than 100 men and one woman believed to be involved with or cooperating with them.
- Despite a Kenya-led UN-backed mission arriving last year, experts say progress toward restoring security and organizing elections by February 2026 remains minimal, urging stronger international support.
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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into surrounding areas but beyond into previously peaceful areas, Ghada Fathy Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drug…
Pakistan demands immediate UN action to Haiti gang crisis
Pakistan has called for immediate and unified action by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to help restore political stability in Haiti as gang violence escalates in the Caribbean nation. Addressing the Council's first formal meeting under Pakistan’s presidency this month, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, said that the time for “half measures” in Haiti is over. “The gangs’ stranglehold has tu…
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