Haiti

UN Security Council unanimously approved sanctions against the 'bad actors' behind the violence in Haiti, which will include an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo

Haiti is among 5 hungriest countries in the world; $400 million in subsidies were recently cut, driving up the price of petrol (+128%) and triggering an escalation in protests with gangs taking control of infrastructure

At least seven people have died of cholera in a return of the disease that killed some 10.000 people in a 2010 outbreak; it comes as gang blockades have caused shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, after a year with no confirmed cholera cases

The Caribbean Community CARICOM said they are “gravely concerned” by the deterioration of social and security circumstances in Haiti, where the “persistently distressing situation” was described in the release as “untenable”

Citizens in Fond-des-Nègres, Nippes Department, are protesting the persistent crisis in the country, using different social and political platforms to raise attention on lack of fuel, high cost of living and insecurity

The country recalled the destructive 7,2 magnitude earthquake of 14 August 2021, which killed more than 2.200 people and destroyed or damaged more than 137.000 homes, as well as hospitals, schools and vital transport infrastructure

The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Centre hosted one of the nation's largest food-packing charity events, with 320.000 meals packed to help Haiti's food-insecure children

Gang violence, increased after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, is out of control; according to the UN between 8 and 12 July it killed or injured 234 people

Educated youth are leaving the country early and fast; after years spent in central and south America before crossing the US border, the majority are quickly expelled under Title 42, a Trump-era pandemic-emergency rule