UN Secretary-General visits Haiti as gang violence soars (opens original article in a new tab)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti as gang violence escalates, causing widespread displacement and deaths, with a new U.N.-backed force being formed to address the crisis.

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti amid rising gang violence
• Over 2,300 people killed and 1.5 million displaced due to gang violence
• New U.N.-backed gang-suppression force with troops from Jamaica, Chad, El Salvador, and Guatemala is being formed
• Human Rights Watch calls for a full U.N. mission to address root causes of violence