Press Secretary of the International UN Migration Organization (MOM) Kennedy Omot Omondi said that 1 million 41 thousand people became forced immigrants in Haiti as a result of the violence of gangs.
Omondi announced this at the weekly press conference of the UN Geneva branch.
noting that the number of internal movements was almost doubled due to the continuing gangster violence in the country, the collapse of health care services and food security deterioration, Omondi pointed out the importance of providing other urgent needs.
Omondi recalled that in December 2023, the number of displaced persons in Haiti was 315 thousand people: “The most specific data we have, suggest that exactly 1 million 41 thousand moved persons live in Haiti. Most From these people are moved more than once. “
The largest number of displaced persons falls on the capital of Port-O-Rece, the healthcare system in many provinces suffers from the movement of the population.
– In Haiti in 2024, more than 5 thousand people died as a result of attacks by armed gangs
Haiti has been fighting political and economic crises for many years, as well as a security crisis. More than 11 million people on the island are at risk of hunger.
The country has become more frequent cases of violence, armed gangs control 80 percent of the capital.
Due to violence in the country, the former Prime Minister Ariel Henry fired in April 2024. The Provisional Council appointed Prime Minister Harry Konil.
The Council appointed businessman Alix DEDIE FILS-Aim Prime Minister instead of Konil, whom he removed from his post on November 11th.