United Nations official Edem Wosurnu reported dire conditions in Haiti, where violent gangs control vast territories. Over half the population, 6.4 million people, require humanitarian assistance. Approximately 5.7 million face hunger, and 1.5 million are displaced. Wosurnu described families uprooted and children forced to leave school to support households.
In the capital, Port-au-Prince, gangs control 90% of the city. Displacement sites, like a school now sheltering 2,800 people, are overcrowded and unsanitary. Insecurity has forced 1,600 schools to close, leaving 250,000 children without education.
The crisis for women and girls is particularly severe, with 8,100 survivors of gender-based violence recorded last year, a 25% increase. Half of these cases involved rape, and one in six survivors are under 18. Many survivors do not receive critical medical or psychological support due to funding shortages.
Humanitarian partners are seeking $880 million to aid 4.2 million people, but less than 20% has been received. Wosurnu urged an end to violence, continued support for collapsing humanitarian operations, and political solutions, stating that aid alone cannot resolve Haiti's fate.