Haiti: International Isolation Deepens as Crisis Continues
Haiti’s international isolation deepened in 2023 as the security crisis, combined with the ordered departure of US government personnel and
International
Human Rights
Haiti: Sexual Violence Against Children Rises Dramatically in 2023
UNICEF and UN human rights monitors reported a dramatic increase in sexual violence against children in Haiti in 2023, with
Economy
Haiti: Garment Industry Contracts as Insecurity Deters Buyers
Haiti’s garment manufacturing sector, which had been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy economic picture, contracted
Human Rights
Haiti: Cité Soleil Massacre — 145 Killed in Months-Long Siege
A siege of the Nan Brooklyn neighborhood of Cité Soleil that began in early 2023 culminated in a massacre that
International
Haiti: US Orders Government Personnel to Leave as Crisis Deepens
The Biden administration ordered US government personnel and their family members to depart Haiti in late July 2023, citing the
Health
Haiti: MSF Suspends Operations at Key Facility After Attacks
Médecins Sans Frontières suspended operations at a key medical facility in Port-au-Prince in 2023 after its vehicles and staff came
Humanitarian
Haiti: Food Crisis Worsens as Gang Control Disrupts Agriculture
Haiti’s food security crisis deepened significantly in 2023 as the expansion of gang activity into the Artibonite Valley — the
International
Haiti: BINUH Mandate Extended as Political Crisis Continues
The UN Security Council extended the mandate of BINUH — the UN Integrated Office in Haiti — in July 2023,
Human Rights
Haiti: Children and Armed Conflict — Haiti Added to UN Report
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict included Haiti for the first time in 2023, documenting
International
Haiti: Kingston Declaration — Regional Effort for Political Solution
The Kingston Joint Declaration, produced through the CARICOM-led political negotiations in Jamaica in June 2023, represented one of the most