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World 17 Jun 2026

UN chief visits Haiti, where a new 'gang-suppression force' will be deployed

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres greets soldiers from Chad at a base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless. New statistics released by the U.N. reveal that 2,300 people have been killed across Haiti so far this year, with another 100 kidnapped, while 1.5 million have been displaced. Guterres' one-day visit to Port-au-Prince comes after more than 30 people were killed, injured or missing last weekend in Cité Soleil, a seaside slum, according to Cooperative for Peace and Development, a local human rights organization. His convoy sped past a neighborhood once fully controlled by gangs that left in their wake decimated car dealerships, abandoned homes and dozens of concrete buildings pockmarked with bullet holes. Graffiti scrawled on a crumbling concrete wall read: "Down with Viv Ansanm, long live the police." Viv Ansanm is a powerful gang federation that the U.S. government designated a foreign terrorist organization. It is estimated to control 70% of Port-au-Prince.

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