UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the UN Security Council on Thursday that state authority is collapsing in Haiti while gang violence spreads across the country, disrupting daily life and forcing families to flee their homes.
Antonio Guterres reported that the ongoing armed conflict created a humanitarian and displacement crisis, leaving six million people in need of assistance. He also stressed that Haiti faced one of the world’s most severe hunger crises , yet its humanitarian appeal is the least funded globally, with only 10 percent of the required resources received. As a result, 1.7 million people risk not receiving aid while armed groups continue to block access and target humanitarian workers. Additionally, the collapse of essential services, such as education, h