Between January 1 and May 30, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom and many others subject to sexual violence and recruitment of children’s gangs.
“Also alarming, the figures cannot express the horrors that Haitians are forced to support daily,” said Türk.
Conflicts on all sides
In recent months, the gangs have attacked Mirebalais in the center of the country, looting police stations, destroying property and releasing more than 500 prisoners from the local prison.
Meanwhile, so-called self-defense groups have targeted individuals they suspect from affiliation of gangs. On May 20, at least 25 people were killed and 10 injured by a group accusing them of supporting gangs.
The police increased operations against them. Since January, the police have killed at least 1,448 people, including 65 during extrajudicial executions.
Türk called on the international community to take decisive measures to end violence, including renewed support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) and the complete application of the boarding board of the Council.
He also reiterated his appeal to States not to refer anyone in Haiti.
“The coming months will be crucial and will test the capacity of the international community to take stronger and more coordinated measures – an action that will help determine the future stability of Haiti and the region in the broad sense,” added Mr. Türk.
Prospects for “relatively optimistic” food trade, says FAO
The organization of food and agriculture (FAO) published their annual report on food prospects on Thursday which offers a “relatively optimistic” overview of international food markets.
According to the report, production is expected to increase in almost all categories, cereal production should reach record levels. And although prices remain higher this year, between April and May, there has been an overall drop of almost one percent.
The report notes, however, that global trends – including the increase in geopolitical tensions, climate shocks and commercial uncertainties – can still have a negative impact on production.
“While agricultural production trends seem solid, drivers who may have a negative impact on global food security is increasing,” said FAO chief economist Máximo Torero.
Poultry, fish fraud and fertilizer flow
The report noted that the epidemics of avian flu have become more persistent and constitute “one of the most important biological threats to the global poultry sector”. Nevertheless, poultry exports have remained largely resolving so far.
The question of fish fraud – the false declaration of the location or the manner of capture – has also been discussed, with the FAO warning that the risks increase.
In addition, the report has examined fertilizer flows, noting the growing exports of Russia and the decrease in fertilizer prices from the cocovio pandemic.
Overall, the report indicates that the cost of imports worldwide increased by 3.6% or almost 2.1 billions of dollars.
Eastern Chad “reaching a break point” while refugees from the Sudan war continue to arrive
On Friday, aid teams in the east of the Chad warned that the reception communities are reaching the point of rupture due to climatic shocks and the pressure to accommodate neighboring Sudan war refugees.
In an alert, the highest official of the UN help in Chad, François Batalingaya, warned that a humanitarian disaster takes place almost unnoticed by the media in the world.
“Right now, nearly 300,000 people are blocked on the border, waiting to be moved to land,” he noted.
“Tens of thousands, mainly women and children, sleep in the free free air, clean water and health care. They are war survivors. They arrive traumatized, hungry and without anything. They tell stories of mass murders, sexual violence and destroyed entire communities. ”
Major exodus
Since the start of the war in Sudan in April 2023, more than 850,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed Chad. They have joined the 400,000 existing Sudanese refugees who have arrived in the past 15 years.
The head of the United Nations explained that even before the latest Sudanese arrivals, nearly a million people in eastern Chad had an urgent need for help.
Today, “they share the little they have – food, water and space – with those who flee war,” said Batalingaya.
In a call for international aid, he warned that clinics are overwhelmed, malnutrition is increasing and that basic services are snuggled.
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