Armed Gangs Starve Thousands in Central Haiti Amid Government Failure

Central Haiti’s Artibonite province, once fertile ground for rice and staple crops, is now a battleground where armed criminal gangs hold sway—turning food-producing lands into wastelands of fear and hunger. For families like that of Fleuranta Cilné, displaced by violence and deprived of basic necessities, each day is a fight for survival. “Sometimes, when I don’t find food during distributions, I have nothing,” she tells us amid chaotic food lines laden with tension. Why Are American Interests at Risk as Haitian Violence Escalates? The United States has long recognized that instability in Haiti threatens regional security and fuels cycles of...