Haiti's Escalating Gang Violence Sparks Humanitarian Crisis

Gang violence, inflation, and poor harvests have pushed Haiti to its worst levels of food insecurity on record, with almost half of the population struggling to feed themselves. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported that about 4.97 million people out of a population of 11.5 million were facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity, with eight areas now assessed to be in an emergency phase. The World Food Programme stated that operations were "woefully under-funded," and more than 30,000 people have fled violence and shortages in the capital in just two weeks this month. Gangs now control nearly 90% of the capital, with basic errands impossible and key infrastructure closed, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis.