The formation of a seven-member Transitional Council in Haiti is facing delays. This council is intended to replace the current government, led by Prime Minister Ariel Henry, which has proven ineffective against the escalating threat posed by criminal groups and is on the brink of resignation. Meanwhile, violence continues to ravage the nation, exacting a heavy toll on Haiti’s population.
Recent reports detail a brazen attack carried out by armed gangs on Monday, marking the first instance of intrusion into the exclusive artists’ district within Petionville, a suburb of the capital city, Port-au-Prince. The media reports that several dozen city residents have been murdered by the attackers.
Compounding the chaos, Haiti’s power infrastructure has come under siege, with four substations being systematically destroyed by these criminal elements. As a consequence, a significant portion of Port-au-Prince has been plunged into darkness since the onset of the attacks.
The anticipated deployment of international police forces, endorsed by the UN and predominantly comprising officers from Kenya, has been hindered by ongoing delays. Reports suggest that the Kenyan government is awaiting the formal establishment of the Haitian Interim Council before dispatching these reinforcements.
In the face of widespread gang control over numerous neighborhoods in the capital and extensive swathes of Haitian territory, diplomatic missions of the United States, Canada, and other nations have opted to evacuate their embassies and consulates from Port-au-Prince.
Nearly one and a half million Haitians are hungry, and four million people are in urgent need of food supplies, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The UN delivered containers of essential food products to Port-au-Prince on Saturday, but they were quickly looted by members of armed gangs terrorizing the million-strong population of the country’s capital.
Presidential Council
Proving powerless and ineffective against the criminal gangs that control most parts of the country, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry submitted his resignation on March 12.
Henry, who took office in 2021 after the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, refused to conduct elections on the grounds that voter integrity would be jeopardized by the nation’s instability. However, as Haiti descended into even greater poverty and gang violence, demonstrators had been calling for his resignation for months.
Despite the resignation of the incumbent prime minister from office and the revival of the capital’s police force, chaos still reigns in Port-au-Prince, and nearly three thousand prisoners broken out of prisons by armed criminals have swelled their ranks.
Following Henry’s resignation, Haitian politicians proceeded to form a Presidential Council that will try to normalize the situation in the country.
Compounding the chaos, Haiti’s power infrastructure has come under siege, with four substations being systematically destroyed by these criminal elements. As a consequence, a significant portion of Port-au-Prince has been plunged into darkness since the onset of the attacks.
The anticipated deployment of international police forces, endorsed by the UN and predominantly comprising officers from Kenya, has been hindered by ongoing delays. Reports suggest that the Kenyan government is awaiting the formal establishment of the Haitian Interim Council before dispatching these reinforcements.
In the face of widespread gang control over numerous neighborhoods in the capital and extensive swathes of Haitian territory, diplomatic missions of the United States, Canada, and other nations have opted to evacuate their embassies and consulates from Port-au-Prince.
Nearly one and a half million Haitians are hungry, and four million people are in urgent need of food supplies, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The UN delivered containers of essential food products to Port-au-Prince on Saturday, but they were quickly looted by members of armed gangs terrorizing the million-strong population of the country’s capital.
Presidential Council
Proving powerless and ineffective against the criminal gangs that control most parts of the country, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry submitted his resignation on March 12.
Henry, who took office in 2021 after the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, refused to conduct elections on the grounds that voter integrity would be jeopardized by the nation’s instability. However, as Haiti descended into even greater poverty and gang violence, demonstrators had been calling for his resignation for months.
Despite the resignation of the incumbent prime minister from office and the revival of the capital’s police force, chaos still reigns in Port-au-Prince, and nearly three thousand prisoners broken out of prisons by armed criminals have swelled their ranks.
Following Henry’s resignation, Haitian politicians proceeded to form a Presidential Council that will try to normalize the situation in the country.
Source: PAP, TVP World
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