The United Nations migration agency has reported a significant increase in internal displacement in Haiti, with the number of displaced people surpassing 1 million, marking a record in the Caribbean nation. The surge in displacement, largely attributed to gang violence, has tripled over the past year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The agency highlighted that relentless gang violence in the capital city of Port-au-Prince has led to a near-doubling of displacement in the area. This has resulted in a collapse of essential services such as healthcare, exacerbating food insecurity in the country, which is already one of the poorest in the world.
