UN Warns of Sharp Surge in Gender-Based Violence Amid Haiti Security Crisis
UN OCHA has reported a massive escalation in gender-based violence in Haiti, with over 5,500 incidents recorded in the first half of 2026. Armed groups expanding control in Port-au-Prince are reportedly using rape as a tactic of terror. The report follows the U.S. government's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians on July 27, which immigration advocates warn will exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe for the 1.5 million people currently internally displaced within the country.