Armed violence orchestrated by bandits from the “viv ansanm” coalition against several neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, forced the massive displacement of more than 20,000 people in the space of 4 days. These data were communicated on Sunday, November 17, 2024, by the International Office of Migration (IOM), specifying that more than 17,000 are accommodated in 15 sites including in schools and state institutions.
THE HAITI FACTOR, November 17, 2024._For about a week, residents of the districts of Solino, Delmas 24, Nazon and Christ-Roi, among others, have not known which Saint to turn to in the face of armed violence instigated by “viv ansanm” bandits in these areas.
As proof, in the space of 4 days, they forced the massive and involuntary displacement of more than 20,000 people in different neighborhoods located in the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, according to figures communicated on Sunday, November 17, by the International Office for Migration (IOM).
Among the 20,000 or more people who have fled the increasing violence of armed gangs in search of new territories, more than 17,000 are housed in 15 sites including in national schools and in certain state institutions, notably at the Office of the Office of Citizen Protection (OPC), in Bourdon.
The IOM specifies that this high number of internally displaced persons had not been observed in the Haitian capital since August 2023, while a new Government has just been installed with, among other things, the mission of restoring security in the country, particularly in Port-au-Prince and to organize general elections in 2025.
The international NGO added that the closure of air traffic following targeted shootings against commercial planes in the skies of Port-au-Prince, restricted access to the country’s main seaport and dangerous roads controlled by armed groups have left the metropolitan area in a state of near-total paralysis, thus worsening the suffering of an already vulnerable population.
It should also be remembered that according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in its recent report, violence linked to armed gangs caused nearly 4,000 deaths in Haiti in 2024.
THE HAITI FACTOR (LFH)
