Haiti: Education System Reports 60% of Schools Unable to Operate Normally
UNICEF and Haitian education authorities reported in 2022 that approximately 60 percent of schools in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area were
Society
Security
Haiti 2022: Gang Control Expands to 60% of Port-au-Prince
By mid-2022 UN and independent security analysts estimated that criminal gangs controlled approximately 60 percent of Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan
Humanitarian
Haiti: Earthquake Recovery One Year Later — Progress and Failures
One year after the devastating August 2021 earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in Haiti’s southern peninsula, a bleak
Humanitarian
Haiti: Water Crisis Intensifies as Infrastructure Collapses
Haiti’s water and sanitation crisis deepened significantly in 2022 as the gang fuel blockades that periodically cut off diesel supplies
Politics
Haiti: Ariel Henry Survives Political Pressure, Stays in Power
One year after taking power following the assassination of President Moïse, Prime Minister Ariel Henry had survived sustained political pressure,
Humanitarian
Haiti: Mass Displacement Reaches Highest Level Since 2010 Earthquake
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reported in 2022 that internal displacement in Haiti had reached levels approaching those seen after
Health
Haiti: MSF Struggles to Treat Violence Victims Amid Gang Expansion
Médecins Sans Frontières reported in 2022 that its medical teams in Port-au-Prince were treating unprecedented numbers of gunshot wound victims
Human Rights
Haiti: New Criminal Procedure Code Enters Force Amid Chaos
Haiti’s new criminal procedure code officially entered force in mid-2022, alongside the new penal code, bringing a comprehensive overhaul of
Human Rights
Haiti’s New Penal Code: Reform on Paper, Chaos in Reality
A new Haitian penal code came into force in June 2022, representing the most comprehensive reform of the country’s criminal
Human Rights
Haiti: LGBTQ+ Community Faces Increased Violence in 2022
Haiti’s LGBTQ+ community faced intensified threats and violence in 2022 as the security crisis created new vulnerabilities and some armed