{"id":3670,"date":"2022-09-16T19:33:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T19:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/violent-civil-unrest-in-haiti-hampers-aid-delivery\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T19:33:36","slug":"violent-civil-unrest-in-haiti-hampers-aid-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=3670","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Violent civil unrest\u2019 in Haiti hampers aid delivery |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Nationwide protests sparked initially by the almost doubling of petrol prices has brought the Caribbean country to what the <strong>UN has described as a \u201cstandstill<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Haiti is grappling with multiple crises of an economic, political, security and humanitarian nature.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>The country\u2019s President Jovenel Mo\u00efse was assassinated in July last year and in August an earthquake caused widespread death and destruction across southern regions of the Caribbean island nation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Heavily armed violent gangs have taken over large swathes of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and kidnap local people for ransom on a regular basis. According to news reports, gunfire has been heard across the city throughout the week.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Safety concerns<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>In\u00a0a statement issued\u00a0on behalf of the UN Secretary-General\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Dujarric, said the UN chief was \u201c<strong>particularly preoccupied\u00a0with\u00a0the safety of all Haitians including the most vulnerable and calls for calm and maximum restraint.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>\u201cHe urges all relevant stakeholders\u00a0to <strong>take immediate steps to de-escalate<\/strong> the situation, avoid violence, and allow the Haitian National Police to fulfil\u00a0its\u00a0role to protect the population.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>The UN Chief also called on \u201call stakeholders to rise above their differences and to engage, without further delay, in a <strong>peaceful and inclusive dialogue on a constructive way forward<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>He warned that if the current circumstances continue, \u201cthe already dire humanitarian situation faced by Haiti\u2019s most vulnerable people, will deteriorate even further.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dnd-widget-wrapper context-un_news_full_width type-image\">\n<div class=\"dnd-atom-rendered\"><!-- scald=782541:un_news_full_width -->\n          <picture>\n          <!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source srcset=\"\" media=\"(max-width : 992px)\"><source srcset=\"\" media=\"(max-width : 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production+Library\/05-08-2022_UN-7780150_Haiti.jpg\/image770x420cropped.jpg\" media=\"(max-width : 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production+Library\/05-08-2022_UN-7780150_Haiti.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\" media=\"(max-width : 1200px) \"><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n          <br \/>\n          <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"un-news-full-width scald-credit\">UN Photo\/Sophia Paris<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"un-news-full-width scald-caption\">Much of the area around the city of Gonaives was in floodwaters and covered by mud after Tropical Storm Jeanne tore through Haiti. (file)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- END scald=782541 --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>UN warehouse looted<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>On Thursday, a warehouse used by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Gonaives in the north of the country, was looted and then set on fire by rioters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>The emergency food aid agency\u2019s country director, Jean-Martin Bauer, described the incident as \u201csimply unacceptable. The <strong>looted food was intended to feed nearly 100,000 school children until the end of the year and provide emergency assistance to Haiti&#8217;s most vulnerable families<\/strong>&#8220;, he said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>&#8220;WFP is in Haiti to support vulnerable communities in urgent need, while strengthening local production and livelihoods through our long-term resilience initiatives.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Staff stand ready<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>The UN said its staff and partners remain on the ground and are ready to assist people in need across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>However, a shortfall in funding and difficult aid logistics &#8211; including risks to supplies on the ground &#8211; means that WFP said will likely struggle to supply aid in the coming days.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Caribbean and may impact Haiti on Monday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2022\/09\/1126861\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide protests sparked initially by the almost doubling of petrol prices has brought the Caribbean country&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-america"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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