More than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester, according to the latest numbers released Wednesday by U.N. officials.
The surge in violence comes as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to quell gangs that now control 85% of the capital of Port-au-Prince struggles with a lack of funding and personnel, prompting calls for a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
