Posted in: 17/09/2022 – 15:02
Violence and looting continued in various cities in Haiti, which is mired in crises, against the backdrop of the government’s decision to raise fuel prices. The warehouse of the United Nations World Food Program was robbed. And continued violence in the country’s capital for the fourth consecutive day, as demonstrators attacked companies and buildings housing public institutions.
Violence and looting renewed Friday in different cities of the country Haiti After the government’s decision to raise fuel prices.
Demonstrators stole a warehouse of the United Nations World Food Program in the country’s third city, Gonaïves, which contained 1,400 tons of food.
Demonstrators targeted him Thursday, while others expressed their anger in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince and various other cities.
The World Food Program condemned the attack on its office and the looting of its warehouse in Gonaïves. He stressed in a statement Friday that the food was intended for school meal programs and for families and the most vulnerable children in Haiti, a country mired in crises.
The statement quoted the director of the World Food Program in Haiti, Jean-Martin Bauer, as saying that “the incident is simply unacceptable. The looted food was supposed to allow feeding about 100,000 students until the end of the year.”
Looting was found elsewhere in Gonaives and Saint-Marc, two major cities in the department of Artibonite.
The daily newspaper “Le Nouvelist” confirmed that the headquarters of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), many schools, an official university and companies were vandalized and looted.
Breaking into public buildings
The capital, Haiti, witnessed violence for the fourth consecutive day. Since Tuesday, demonstrators have attacked companies and buildings housing public institutions.
On Thursday, protesters attacked and looted the headquarters of Haitian National Television and an office of the National Archives. Many shops, shops and institutions were looted and burned.
Also, two homes of people close to the government, lawyer André Michel and former senator Edmond Bozel, were vandalized and looted on Wednesday night. The residence of the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation in the government, Ricard Pierre, was attacked. A statement issued by André Michel confirmed the three attacks.
international concern
In a letter published Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, through his spokesman, expressed “concern about the situation in Haiti”.
Guterres called for calm and maximum restraint, urging “all parties to take immediate measures to calm the situation, avoid violence and allow the Haitian National Police to carry out its duties to protect the population,” according to the statement.
FRANCE 24/AFP