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.
Date: May 20, 2026
Location: Haiti
Conflict: Haiti Gang Conflict
Category: ground battle
Severity: HIGH
Displaced: 10,000
Source: UN OCHA