Description: The humanitarian situation in Haiti deteriorated in 2021, the result of increasing gang violence, consecutive disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic. Conflict and violence triggered 20,000 internal displacements, an increase of 157 per cent on 2020 and the highest ever recorded for the country. Disasters prompted another 220,000. The country was struggling with a contracting economy and deepening poverty, which were driving instability and insecurity even before the onset of Covid-19. Criminal and gang violence have been on the increase since 2018. It was initially concentrated in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area but has since spread, forcing growing numbers of people to flee their homes.
Published in: Global Report on Internal Displacement 2022 - IDMC's Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is the world’s leading source of data and analysis on internal displacement. This year's edition includes a special focus on internally displaced children and youth. Full report can be downloaded here.
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