Haiti: Henry Government Declares State of Emergency Amid Gang Offensive
The Haitian government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in March 2023 as a major gang offensive
Politics
International
Haiti: UN Volker Turk Visits Port-au-Prince, Meets Survivors
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made a high-profile visit to Port-au-Prince in February 2023, spending several days
International
Haiti: Canada Deploys Navy Vessels for Intelligence Gathering
Canada announced in February 2023 that it would deploy navy vessels to Haiti to conduct intelligence gathering operations aimed at
Health
Haiti: Cholera Persists Into 2023 as Health System Struggles
The cholera outbreak that had begun in October 2022 persisted into 2023, with cases continuing to be reported across Port-au-Prince
Security
Haiti: Gangs Attack and Destroy Police Stations Across Capital
Gang networks launched coordinated attacks on police stations across Port-au-Prince in early 2023, destroying facilities and forcing security forces to
Security
Haiti: Haitian Police Storm Henry’s Residence Over Unpaid Salaries
In a dramatic illustration of the dysfunction at the heart of Haiti’s governance, protesting police officers stormed the residence of
Politics
Haiti 2023: Last Elected Officials Leave Office, Country Has No Government
Haiti entered 2023 having crossed a historic threshold of institutional collapse: with the terms of its last ten remaining elected
Culture
Haiti: New Year 2023 — Soup Joumou and Silent Prayers
The day after independence day in Haiti brought a return to the grim realities of 2023, as the warmth of
Culture
Haiti: January 2023 Independence Day Marks 219 Years of Struggle
Haitians marked the 219th anniversary of independence on January 1, 2023 with the traditional consumption of soup joumou — the
Politics
Haiti Year in Review 2022: From Bad to Worse
The year 2022 would be remembered as one in which Haiti’s compounding crises deepened across virtually every dimension, pushing the