A combination of fuel shortages, food insecurity, gang violence, political instability and a public health crisis is leading Haiti to a humanitarian catastrophe, Helen La Lime told an emergency UN Security Council meeting.

As BBC reported on Monday, the Caribbean country is experiencing weeks of violence and attacks on food aid warehouses have rocked the nation’s food security. In protest of the dire situation, businesses have closed and transport services are not running.

Thousands are calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation.

Civil unrest across the island escalated after he announced an end to government fuel subsidies on 11 September, which caused gas and diesel prices to skyrocket.

Since then, protests and looting have intensified, with the capital, Port-au-Prince, at the heart of it.

Read the main aspects of the current and dire situation in Haiti, one of the most important countries in the history of the African Diaspora:

port-au-prince

Travel Deals

Articles

You Might also Like