Haiti: Armed attacks and displacements in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince - Situation Report #9 (14 to 27 December)

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPAP) remains the epicentre of violence in the country, driving displacement and hindering access.

• Two attacks on hospitals, one of which left 4 people dead and 10 injured, highlight the ongoing insecurity in the ZMPAP and the knock-on impact this has on other sectors.

• An investigation shows that at least 207 people were killed during attacks by members of an armed group in Port-auPrince between 6-11 December.

63% Proportion of health facilities with beds which are wholly closed or only partially functioning

2,106 Non-Food Item kits were distributed

10,874 Households received cash-based assistance via e-money transfers

117,112 Hot meals provided to close to 11,000 displaced people across 8 sites

SITUATION OVERVIEW

An attack on the Université d’Etat d’Haiti Hospital (HUEH) on 24 December is reported to have left 4 people dead and a further 10 wounded, 4 of whom are in a critical condition in hospital. Preparations were underway for the hospital to reopen when the attack took place. This incident came 8 days after the Bernard Mevs hospital was vandalised and set on fire. Insecurity is having a significant impact on the health sector, in particular health facilities, and limits access to vital healthcare. In the ZMPAP, 41 per cent of facilities with beds are closed, and a further 22 per cent are only partially functioning. Following an investigation into attacks by members of an armed group in Wharf Jeremie, in the municipality of Cité Soleil, between 6 and 11 December, revised figures from OHCHR and the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) confirm that, as of 23 December, at least 207 people (134 men and 73 women) were killed. This represents an upward revision of the initial figures which had placed the total killed at 184 people, many of whom were elderly men and women.