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A new UN report details a further rise in gang violence in Haiti as criminal gangs forge alliances and expand to rural areas previously considered safe. OHCHR

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has driven approximately 40,000 people from their homes in several neighborhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis where almost half of the country faces acute levels of food insecurity. WFP

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that “where wars rage, women suffer,” and said, “twenty-three years after this Council adopted resolution 1325, women’s participation should be a default, not an afterthought. But that is not the case.” UNIFEED

María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative for Haiti, said, “The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunges the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and major crimes are rising sharply to new record highs.” UNIFEED

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing for one year the sanctions regime on Haiti, which includes an arms embargo and targeted assets freeze and travel ban measures. UNIFEED

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said, “I am deeply concerned by the continued and widespread deterioration of the human rights situation in Haiti and its impact on the region.” UNTV CH

Weather-related disasters caused 43.1 million internal displacements of children in 44 countries over a six-year period – or approximately 20,000 child displacements a day - according to a new UNICEF analysis released. UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is concerned about the impact of growing violence in Artibonite – Haiti’s main rice-growing region, “over 100 schools have shut down and only one in four health facilities across the department remains accessible due to the increasing insecurity in the country,” a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Security Council adopted resolution authorizing Member States to form and deploy a Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti, in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti for an initial period of twelve months. UNIFEED

La Porte-Parole du Haut-Commissariat des Droits de l’Homme, Ravina Shamdasani, a dit, “Nous lançons aujourd’hui un appel pour le déploiement d’une mission multinationale de soutien pour aider la Police nationale haïtienne à lutter contre le cycle de violence systémique dans la société haïtienne.” HCDH