UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11, CMC – The United Nations Wednesday reported that at least 1,167 people were killed in Haiti during the period July to September this year.
Deputy UN spokesman, Farhan Haq, told the daily news briefing that UN officials at the Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said that another 459 persons had been injured during the same period “as serious human rights violations and abuse continued in Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country.
“Gang members were responsible for more than 45 per cent of those killed or injured, according to BINUH’s report,” Haq said, noting that BINUH had also documented a sharp increase in kidnappings and hundreds of cases of sexual violence perpetrated by gang members, as well as the continued recruitment and exploitation of children.
“BINUH reiterates that efforts to combat gangs must respect international human rights law and calls for stronger protection and assistance for people affected by violence, accountability for abuses, and continued international support for Haiti,” Haq added.
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé traveled to Kenscoff on Tuesday, visiting schools and holding discussions with local community leaders, police officers and key stakeholders in the area.
“The gangs will not sleep soundly there will be no respite for criminals—the gangs and their bosses will find no rest,” Fils-Aimé said, highlighting the ongoing cooperation and security partnership with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele aimed at countering armed groups.
The operations come amid an expanded international security presence, including the deployment of 2,500 Salvadoran troops following the disappearance of four Salvadoran aviation technicians during a gang ambush last month.
The four Salvadorans went missing on October 18, after their armored vehicle was ambushed by armed groups in Croix-des-Bouquets, an area controlled by gangs northeast of Port-au-Prince.
Bukele said that El Salvador is covering 90 per cent of the operational expenses and emphasized that the mission is not an invasion, though he has warned Haitian gangs of severe retaliation if the men are not returned.
Fils-Aimé told the public meeting in Kenscoff that together with the police, the state is determined to “eradicate this problem forever.
“Don’t play games with us. Don’t play games with us. Don’t plant anything. Don’t do anything stupid. The government, the police, and even the camp in Bruges with all the international partners who came to help us to fight for our security. We have to get together. We have to get together,” he said.
He said that the UN office in Haiti is also reporting that humanitarian partners are scaling up assistance following the recent flooding in the south and west of the country. He said nearly 60,000 people have been affected and more than 13,000 homes have been flooded.
“Despite access challenges, we and our humanitarian partners, in collaboration with the Haitian government, have distributed food to nearly 9,000 households in the South and Grand’Anse department, as well as hundreds of hygiene kits.
“More aid is on the way. Our partners plan to reach 14,000 more households in the departments of South, Nippes and Grand’Anse with food assistance or cash in the coming weeks,” Haq told reporters.
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