Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is facing a humanitarian tragedy and is dealing with multiple crisis, most notably the assassination of its president, Jovenel Moise and a devastating earthquake that left more than 2,000 people dead about a month later.
Hunger and malnutrition are at devastating levels according to the United Nations, with thousands in the capital having little access to food. According to Jean-Martin Bauer, the Haiti country director for the UN’s World Food Program, “The severity and the extent of food insecurity in Haiti is getting worse.
Gangs have exacerbated what is already a tragic situation by adding violence to the mix and blocking Haiti’s main fuel terminal.
Understandably so, Angry Haitians dealing with multiple crisis took to the streets for anti-government protests that spiraled to lootings.
