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Gang violence in Haiti continues to spread beyond the capital, reaching the rural areas of Artibonite and Centre

Port-au-Prince, 11 November 2025: During the third quarter of 2025, although gangs did not gain further ground within the capital and were even pushed back from some neighborhoods, their attacks continued to spread to the peripheral and rural areas of Port-au-Prince, a

12 Nov 2025

SPEECH OF THE SRSG - UNSC BRIEFING (22 octobre 2025)

Monsieur le Président, Honorables membres du Conseil, Excellences,

C’est un honneur de m’adresser à vous pour la première fois en tant que Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général en Haiti.

22 Oct 2025

Haiti: At least 1,520 people killed in violence during the second quarter of 2025

Port-au-Prince, August 1, 2025

01 Aug 2025

Spreading gang violence poses major risk to Haiti and Caribbean sub-region, UN human rights report warns

GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (11 July 2025) – Escalating gang violence outside Port-au-Prince has claimed over 1,000 lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee since October 2024, threatening to destabilise not only Haiti but also other countries in the Caribbean, a UN hu

11 Jul 2025

UN Secretary-General appoints Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Carlos G.

03 Jul 2025

UN Special Representative Patten urges for immediate action as sexual violence surges amid gang violence in Haiti

Press Release: For Immediate Release

04 Jun 2025

At least 1,617 people killed in the first quarter of 2025 in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, 30 April 2025: During the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely worrying, marked by mass crimes, kidnappings and sexual violence.

01 May 2025