Gangs Establishinh Parallel Government in Haiti
Senior United Nations (UN) officials have warned that gangs have gained “near-total control” of Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti.
On Wednesday, July 2, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for the Americas at the Department of Political Affairs (DPPA), informed ambassadors in the Security Council that security forces are struggling to contain the escalating violence across the Caribbean nation.
He explained that Port-au-Prince is paralysed by gangs and cut off due to the ongoing suspension of international commercial flights into Toussaint-Louverture airport.
“The capital city was for all intents and purposes paralysed by gangs and isolated due to the ongoing suspension of international commercial flights into the international airport,” Jenča stated.
The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) has recorded over 4,000 deliberate killings since January 2025.
This represents a 24 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
After visiting Haiti, Jenča warned that gangs have further strengthened their hold.
He said the gangs now influence all communes in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and beyond, bringing the situation closer to collapse.
“Without increased action by the international community, the complete collapse of state presence in the capital could become a very real scenario,” he cautioned.
Jenča called for the adoption of a resolution by the Organisation of American States on Haiti, as well as the ongoing efforts of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to foster dialogue among Haitian stakeholders in restoring the rule of law.
“We must not fail Haiti at this critical moment,” he stressed, “as the options on the table will be considerably less costly and complex than if there is a total collapse of State presence.”
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