Overview

• UN envoy María Isabel Salvador has warned that Haiti is nearing a 'point of no return,' with escalating gang violence threatening 'total chaos.'
• Rival gangs now control 85% of Port-au-Prince and are expanding into new areas, undermining state authority and displacing over 1.06 million people.
• The Kenyan-led UN mission, operating with only 1,000 officers instead of the planned 2,500, is struggling to counter the gangs' advances.
• Recent violence includes the seizure of Mirebalais, where over 500 prisoners were freed in the fifth prison break in under a year.
• The UN reports a 41.3% rise in homicides and a surge in gender-based violence, with 347 incidents recorded in five months, 61% involving collective rape.