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Gangs Make Advances As Conditions In Haiti Worsen

A man walks past the body of a police officer killed amid ongoing gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported Thursday, with conditions in the capital worsening as talks drag on to form a transition government in the troubled Caribbean nation.

Addressing a news conference from Haiti via videolink, Ulrika Richardson, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country, said daily life had become defined by roadblocks and the sound of gunshots, describing "enormous" amounts of people displaced as gangs "take over" neighborhoods in the city.

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