Haiti gang violence has displaced more than 1 million people, UN says

The latest data reveals that 1,041,000 people, many displaced multiple times, are struggling amidst an intensifying humanitarian crisis, especially in Port-au-Prince where gang violence prevails.

Both countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, and the forced return of around 200,000 people - mostly from the Dominican Republic - to Haiti has worsened the crisis.

Children make up more than half of the internally displaced population in Haiti, indicative of the severe impact of escalating gang violence on vulnerable groups.

The situation in Haiti has deteriorated sharply since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, leading to armed gangs controlling most of Port-au-Prince.

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