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Haiti urgently needs a bigger U.N. mission and better U.S. support | Editorial

The new year (and the next administration) must confront the growing crisis in Haiti.

As Haiti endures a devastating crisis marked by escalating violence and lawlessness, urgent international intervention is required to address the growing chaos. With President Joe Biden preparing to leave office and Donald Trump poised to take power, the need for decisive action is clear.

Haitians are enduring unprecedented levels of brutality. In 2024, criminal gangs killed at least 5,000 people and carried out horrifying massacres. Women and girls are being raped, children forced into armed gangs, and elderly citizens are being targeted, shot, decapitated and burned.