Armed clashes in Haiti are bringing about new displacement, according to recent Haiti situation update by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
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| Boxing arena, one of the fewer safe places in Port-au-Prince, where families can escape violence by armed groups. Photo: Giles Clarke/Getty Images via nbcnews.com |
Highlights from the recent Haiti Situation Update, according to reliefweb.int:
- Armed clashes in Cité Soleil and Delmas, within the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPAP), displaced over 2,300 people.
- The UN and NGO partners mobilized to support authorities after a tanker truck explosion killed at least 25 people in Miragoâne.
- Two weeks before the start of the school year, humanitarian partners are supporting authorities to facilitate the return to classes.
- Suspected cholera cases continue to decrease throughout the country.
- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling on the international community to fund emergency agricultural activities.
