Haiti Unrest Situation Report #15

Haiti Unrest Situation Report #15.pdf

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Highlights:  

·       Armed attacks by gangs contains throughout Haiti. The most recent incidents were:

o   On September 15^th, armed groups attacked the commune of Verrettes, specifically the 1st communal section of Liancourt in Artibonite:

ü  The sub-police station and several homes were burned down.

ü  Three people were killed and at least 10 people were injured.

ü  At least 3,180 people (770 households) were displaced:

ü  The vast majority (97%) remain within the commune, with 99% hosted by families and 1% temporarily settled on two former hosting sites.

ü  These displacements add to the 940 people already displaced in the same area two months earlier, following the July 19 attacks in Dessalines and Liancourt.

o   More than 2,000 people have been displaced following the armed attack carried out on September 18 by members of armed groups against the commune of Bassin-Bleu, in the Nord-Ouest department:

ü  One person was killed.

ü  The police station and several businesses were set on fire, and several homes were looted.  

ü  This was the first security incident recorded in this department.

o   The UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports that the gangs have control over key transportation routes which has deprived communities with essential goods and services.

·       Humanitarian Assistance Update:

o   As of September 8^th, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that six million people need humanitarian assistance and more than half of the country is food insecure.

o   In August, more than 27,000 migrants were deported back to Haiti

o   IOM and their partners in the month of August provided assistance to more than 100,000 people in the Hinche and Arbonite.

o   On September 10^th, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) released $9 million through the UN Central Emergency Response Fund:

ü  $2 million has been earmarked to address food security.

Sources:

·       Haiti: Armed Violence and Displacement in the Artibonite Department - Flash Update No.1 as of 22 September 2025

·       Violence and Displacement in the Nord-Ouest Department - Flash Update No.1 as of 22 September 2025

·       IOM Haiti Situation Report August 2025

·       Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 29 August 2025

·       OCHA Haiti Twitter Page 

·       WFP Haiti Twitter Page 

·       IOM Haiti Twitter Page