Haiti on Edge: UN Warns Total Chaos Without Aid

April 21, 2025, 6:20 pm

A UN envoy warned that escalating gang violence could plunge Haiti into full-scale chaos without urgent international support. The recent comments, made during a National Security Council briefing, underline calls for increased funding and aid to avert anarchy, as the nation teeters on the brink of disorder.


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citynews.ca / Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return.” María Isabel Salvador warned that “Haiti could face total chaos” without increased...


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