UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, October 2023
- Weapons and ammunition are primarily shipped from the United States, often through Florida.
- Illicit arms are trafficked into Haiti through diaspora networks and brokers.
- Gangs in Haiti receive revenue from protection payments, kidnapping, and drug trafficking.
- Haiti serves as a transit country for drugs, mainly cocaine and cannabis.
- There has been a surge in weapons trafficking since 2021, exacerbated by ongoing crises.
The report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 9 of Security Council resolution 2692 (2023), details the UNODC's findings on illicit arms and financial flows in Haiti. It examines the context of firearms and ammunition trafficking, including Haiti's arms control framework, sources, modus operandi, and routes used for trafficking weapons and ammunition. The report also provides insights into illicit financial flows, drawing on research from UNODC's briefing note, “Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking”. It highlights the impact of increasingly powerful criminal armed groups, the resulting humanitarian crisis, and the challenges faced by Haitian authorities in controlling borders and combating illicit activities.
How to cite
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, October 2023, https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/haiti-report.html