There were nearly 5,000 homicides counted in Haiti last year, more than double than in 2022, a United Nations report said on January 23, as the country endures rampant gang violence amid the near-collapse of its political institutions.
The small Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has seen years of declining security due to raging gang violence, with its political, economic, and public health systems also in tatters. According to the report, a total of 4,789 homicides were registered in 2023, an increase of 119.4 percent over the previous year.
The U.N. Security Council in October approved the deployment of a multinational mission to support Haiti's overwhelmed police force, which Kenya agreed to lead.
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