Overview

• Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has indefinitely suspended its operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following a series of violent incidents, including threats of death and rape from Haitian police officers.
• The suspension follows a November 11 attack where police and vigilantes stopped an MSF ambulance, tear-gassed staff, and executed two gunshot victims being transported for treatment.
• Haiti is experiencing a surge in gang violence, with over 150 people killed and 20,000 displaced in the past week as armed groups push to control more of the capital.
• Self-defense groups and police have killed at least 28 suspected gang members in recent clashes, with reports of vigilante reprisals involving decapitations and burned bodies.
• The escalating violence and political instability, including the recent dismissal of Haiti's interim prime minister, have worsened the humanitarian crisis, leaving many residents without access to essential healthcare and safety.