UN Report Reveals Haiti’s Deadly Spiral Amid Failing International Response

The United Nations has officially recorded over 4,000 intentional homicides in Haiti during the first half of this year, representing a shocking 24 percent year-over-year increase. This grim statistic emerges from the latest report by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), underscoring the deepening crisis engulfing the Caribbean nation. Violence Out of Control — The Capital Held Hostage According to Miroslav Jenča, UN Deputy Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas, Port-au-Prince is effectively paralyzed by criminal gangs that control nearly 90 percent of the city. This unchecked lawlessness has turned the capital into a near failed state...