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The UN stated on Monday that there is still hope to improve the situation in Haiti and restore national security amid shifting gang frontlines, emphasizing the UN commitment to monitor human rights and support authorities in combating gang violence.
The statement followed the liberation of territory from gangs through heightened police presence, indicating progress in authorities’ efforts to combat armed groups. William O’Neill, the UN designated expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, noted that the nation finds itself in a difficult yet promising moment and stressed his commitment to advising the government and human rights organizations in the country. He emphasized how the UN will continue to monitor the situation and assist authorities in ending gang violence and promoting human rights.
However, the expert expressed concern about widespread corruption, weak accountability mechanisms, and the prevalence of impunity, all of which not only undermine human rights but enable the current security crisis. He spoke about the consequences of the crisis, which he witnessed during his ten-day visit to the country, and detailed how armed gangs controlled up to 90 percent of Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas. The groups have committed numerous human rights violations, including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and rape of women and girls, while fighting Haitian security forces for territorial dominance. He also decried high internal displacement, as 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
Armed gangs began their territorial campaigns following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, plunging the country into a humanitarian crisis. The UN has previously warned that millions of Haitians faced acute hunger as armed gangs seized control of critical roads, farmlands, and ports. Political instability and the collapse of state authority, driven by corruption and impunity, have eroded trust in state institutions and facilitated gang expansion and power consolidation.
International organizations reported a cholera outbreak in 2025, exacerbated by healthcare system collapse following recurrent attacks targeting hospitals and healthcare workers. The crisis has also deteriorated the rights of Haitian youth, as gangs systematically exploit children for criminal activities, leveraging poverty and lacking food access to recruit them.
The UN has implemented measures to quell gang violence, including establishing the Multinational Security Support Mission in 2024 and imposing an arms embargo in 2025. However, these measures have so far failed to mitigate gang expansion, and violence continues to escalate.
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The statement followed the liberation of territory from gangs through heightened police presence, indicating progress in authorities’ efforts to combat armed groups. William O’Neill, the UN designated expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, noted that the nation finds itself in a difficult yet promising moment and stressed his commitment to advising the government and human rights organizations in the country. He emphasized how the UN will continue to monitor the situation and assist authorities in ending gang violence and promoting human rights.
However, the expert expressed concern about widespread corruption, weak accountability mechanisms, and the prevalence of impunity, all of which not only undermine human rights but enable the current security crisis. He spoke about the consequences of the crisis, which he witnessed during his ten-day visit to the country, and detailed how armed gangs controlled up to 90 percent of Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas. The groups have committed numerous human rights violations, including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and rape of women and girls, while fighting Haitian security forces for territorial dominance. He also decried high internal displacement, as 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
Armed gangs began their territorial campaigns following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, plunging the country into a humanitarian crisis. The UN has previously warned that millions of Haitians faced acute hunger as armed gangs seized control of critical roads, farmlands, and ports. Political instability and the collapse of state authority, driven by corruption and impunity, have eroded trust in state institutions and facilitated gang expansion and power consolidation.
International organizations reported a cholera outbreak in 2025, exacerbated by healthcare system collapse following recurrent attacks targeting hospitals and healthcare workers. The crisis has also deteriorated the rights of Haitian youth, as gangs systematically exploit children for criminal activities, leveraging poverty and lacking food access to recruit them.
The UN has implemented measures to quell gang violence, including establishing the Multinational Security Support Mission in 2024 and imposing an arms embargo in 2025. However, these measures have so far failed to mitigate gang expansion, and violence continues to escalate.
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