Haiti Unrest: Situation Update – Armed clashes leading to new displacements

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).

Boxing arena, one of the fewer safe places in Port-au-Prince, where families can escape violence by armed groups
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.

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