Overview
- Gangs now wield control over an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince and have launched attacks on police and customs posts in southern and eastern areas, including Belladere and Malpasse.
- Militias have established parallel governance by providing limited public services in place of the state and blocking major trade routes, causing prices for cooking fuel and rice to spike.
- The UN-backed Kenyan mission has deployed roughly 1,000 personnel out of an envisioned 2,500 due to chronic underfunding and lack of political support.
- United Nations officials report a rise in gang-committed sexual violence with 364 documented incidents from March to April, alongside at least 101 vigilante killings of suspected gang affiliates and 281 summary executions by police units in 2024.
- UN experts warn that without increased international support, Haiti risks complete state collapse as criminal networks consolidate power.