A UN-led coalition warns of a “wave of extreme brutality” in Haiti, reporting numerous killings and mass displacements. According to the group, families have been massacred, and children shot while fleeing. Despite the Kenyan-led security mission’s reinforcements, gang dominance in the capital and widespread violence persist.
“Entire families have been brutally wiped out in their homes, while others, including children and babies, have been shot dead as they tried to escape,” the group, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said in a statement Monday.
Gangs control large portions of Haiti, including the majority of the capital, and violence has soared despite the arrival of hundreds of police personnel.
“We are deeply alarmed and dismayed by the unacceptable and inhuman intensity of the violence raging in Haiti, a wave of extreme brutality which, since the end of January, has resulted in the loss of many lives,” the group said.