Armed violence continues across Haiti, with Port-au-Prince and Ouest Department particularly impacted.
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| Haitian Police officers deployed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as unrest continues. Photo: Getty Images |
In the capital, armed groups looted and vandalized the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy on 21 April. OCHA stresses that targeting education infrastructure violates humanitarian norms and jeopardizes the well-being of communities already facing enormous challenges.
The situation remains also volatile in Port-au-Prince port, with the Varreux fuel terminal now closed after several gang attacks. However, our humanitarian colleagues tell us that in the past three weeks, more than 100 humanitarian containers were retrieved at the Caribbean Port Service.
Meanwhile, the humanitarian response continues despite the tense situation. The World Food Programme has provided its daily food assistance to displaced people in Port-au-Prince, but also across other departments.
On the health front, the World Health Organization and UNICEF set up mobile clinics in displacements sites to provide medical consultations.
UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration and their partners continue to distribute drinking water. As of 1 March, they have delivered 6.5 million liters across 29 sites.
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