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Haiti Faces Collapse Amid Soaring Gang Violence and Crisis

4/28/2025

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Haiti teeters on the brink of collapse as gang violence spirals out of control, claiming over 1,000 lives and displacing 60,000 people in just months. UN officials sound the alarm over the chaos, with hospitals and schools shuttered. Urgent international support is needed as the nation grapples with surging cholera and rampant gender-based violence.

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Story summary

Haiti teeters on the brink of collapse as gang violence spirals out of control, claiming over 1,000 lives and displacing 60,000 people in just months. UN officials sound the alarm over the chaos, with hospitals and schools shuttered. Urgent international support is needed as the nation grapples with surging cholera and rampant gender-based violence.