The United Nations has sounded the alarm as gangs continue to shoot unarmed civilians and recruit children into their criminal operations.

Haiti’s crisis has got so bad that the country has now been described as an “open-air prison” as armed gangs continue to kill unarmed civilians and the humanitarian crisis deepens.

A transitional government has been formed to run the country before elections are held, but the gangs continue to cause chaos on the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince. A United Nations report has outlined how more than 1,500 Haitians have died due to gang violence this year so far. The report adds that children are among the most impacted, often caught in crossfire or being kidnapped by gangs as they aim to raise funds from ransoms. Sexual violence has also made the streets incredibly unsafe for women.

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