UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, April 2024
- Gang violence has dramatically increased in Haiti since late February 2024.
- Southern Haiti is a critical entry point for illicit products, including cocaine, cannabis, and firearms.
- Criminal groups engage in financial crimes such as kidnapping, extortion, and illegal taxation.
- Prisons in Haiti are severely overpopulated, with a high percentage of pretrial detainees.
- Increasing insecurity in Haiti is triggering migration to neighboring Caribbean islands and other countries.
The report, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), addresses the illicit trafficking of firearms and financial flows in Haiti, as mandated by Security Council resolution 2692 (2023). It covers the period from January to March 2024, during which gang violence escalated dramatically. The report details the deteriorating security situation, the regional and domestic dynamics related to firearms and ammunition proliferation, including the vulnerability of southern Haiti to trafficking, the relationship between destabilization in Haiti and expanded migration flows in the Caribbean, and the general dynamics of financial crimes and past responses in Haiti. UNODC emphasizes the urgent need to strengthen border controls and highlights key events illustrating gang control over strategic areas.
How to cite
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, April 2024, https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/haiti-report.html