Prince, nearly three million people are living in the grips of all-out gang war. A film crew spent a fortnight filming in and around the Haitian capital.

Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals

The armed attack on the Kenscoff neighborhood began last month, with the death toll expected to rise as gangs wreak havoc on the area.

United Nations – The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday.

Kenscoff has been under attack for over a week now. The mayor said the area is surrounded and called for reinforcements

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Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, highlighting the extreme humanitarian consequences of their increasing control over the country.