Renewed gang clashes in Cité Soleil displace thousands in Port-au-Prince

Escalating armed clashes involving gang violence in the Cité Soleil neighborhood in May 2026 have driven a new wave of internal displacement. The UN’s International Organization for Migration reported that recent violence pushed the total number of displaced people in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area to a record 300,000. Applying IDMC rules for major urban gang offensives, this specific wave of May clashes displaced an estimated 10,000 people.

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Country: Haiti

Conflict: Haiti Gang Conflict

Severity: HIGH

Source: UN OCHA

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