A new wave of violence generated by armed criminal groups spread through Haiti on Monday, amid great political instability that culminated in the replacement of prime minister Garry Conille. See the details in the following report by our colleague Charlotte Dafol.
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00:00A new wave of violence generated by armed criminal groups spread through Haiti on Monday
00:05amid great political instability that culminated in the replacement of Prime Minister Guéric
00:11O'Neill.
00:12See the details in the following report by our colleague Charlotte Dafoe.
00:21Empty streets, silent schools, closed stores – Port-au-Prince residents woke up on Monday
00:26with the warning to stay at home, as gunfire began to reverberate in several neighbourhoods
00:31of the city.
00:33In the afternoon, a Spirit Airlines commercial flight was hit by gunfire and had to divert
00:38its route, which led to the suspension of air traffic over the capital.
00:42This explosion of violence occurred on the day of the nomination of the new Prime Minister,
00:47Alex Didier Fils-Aimé.
00:49In his first speech, Fils-Aimé stressed the urgency of resolving the problems of insecurity
00:54and freedom of movement in the country.
01:04The first essential task that will determine the success of the transition is to re-establish
01:12the security of people, property and infrastructure, food security and freedom of movement throughout
01:21the country.
01:25The United Nations, for their part, called on the country's political forces to overcome
01:28their differences and move towards the restoration of order.
01:31They also called on member states to collaborate with security operations on the island.
01:34The first remains a critical to that end.
01:38The Secretary General appeals to all member states to sustain and increase their security
01:43support for Haiti, including through multi-national security support mission, ensuring that it
01:49receives the financial support it needs to successfully implement its mandate and expand
01:54deployment and operations.
01:56In the latest political developments, the Secretary General urges all Haitian stakeholders
02:02to work constructively together to advance the political transition, as agreed upon on
02:07March 11 in Jamaica.
02:09A third and a half of armed gang members are children under the age of 18.
02:18According to the UN, armed gangs now control up to 85% of the capital, imposing a climate
02:23of terror on the population and making the country's democratic transition impossible.