What are the latest news in Haiti?

Haiti continues to face severe security, humanitarian, and political crises, with major developments centered around escalating gang conflict and transitional governance:

• Massacre in Kenscoff: Armed gangs belonging to the Viv Ansam coalition launched a coordinated attack on the hillside commune of Kenscoff near Port-au-Prince. The raid resulted in at least 47 deaths, over 50 abductions, and forced more than 2,600 residents to flee after homes and a church shelter were attacked. Persecution.org———
• Security & International Support: The United Nations Security Council held emergency briefings urging rapid international reinforcements for the Haitian National Police and the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). Gangs maintain control over approximately 70% to 85% of Port-au-Prince and continue attempting to push into surrounding agricultural and mountain corridors. -Persecution.org——–
• Humanitarian & Displacement Emergency: UN agencies report that nearly 1.5 million Haitians are internally displacedroughly half of whom are childrenand more than half the country’s population requires urgent humanitarian assistance.- Only about 10% of inpatient healthcare facilities remain operational in the capital. -ReliefWeb+ 1——–
• Elections and Political Transition: Under the transitional authorities, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council has scheduled general and presidential elections for late 2026 into early 2027, aiming to establish the first democratically elected administration in the country in a decade, though escalating insecurity presents severe logistical challenges.

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