Haiti: 4,789 Homicides and 2,490 Kidnappings Documented in 2023
A UN report released in early 2024 covering 2023 data documented 4,789 reported homicides and 2,490 kidnappings in Haiti during
Security
Politics
Haiti: Political Talks Fail to Produce Breakthrough in 2023
Despite sustained international engagement and multiple rounds of political negotiations throughout 2023, Haiti ended the year without a genuine political
Diaspora
Haiti: 199,000 Deportees Arrive From US and Dominican Republic in 2023
By the end of 2023, an estimated 199,170 people had been forcibly returned to Haiti from the United States and
Politics
Haiti: Transitional Presidential Council Proposed as Political Solution
As 2023 drew toward its close, discussions about a Transitional Presidential Council as a mechanism for broader political legitimacy in
Security
Haiti: Gangs Control 80 Percent of Port-au-Prince by End of 2023
UN officials confirmed by late 2023 that criminal gangs controlled an estimated 80 percent of Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan area,
Human Rights
Haiti: Women’s Rights Organizations Document 2023 as Worst Year for GBV
Haitian women’s rights organizations and UN monitoring bodies documented 2023 as the worst year on record for gender-based violence in
International
Haiti: Kenya Parliament Approves Haiti Deployment in November
The Kenyan parliament voted in November 2023 to approve the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti as part of
Culture
Haiti: Voodoo Practitioners Hold Healing Ceremonies for Nation
Vodou communities across Haiti organized special healing ceremonies in 2023 that addressed the collective trauma of a nation experiencing what
Security
Haiti: Massacre at Carrefour-Feuilles Kills Dozens
A massacre in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in late 2023 killed dozens of civilians as gang networks targeted a
Human Rights
Haiti: Children Recruited by Gangs Triples — UNICEF
UNICEF reported that the recruitment of children by armed gangs in Haiti had tripled in the year, with hundreds of