Haiti is facing a major and violent upheaval after armed gangs took control of 80 percent of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, locking Prime Minister Ariel Henry out of the country and triggering his resignation.In an effort to contain the recent surge of violence, the Haitian government announced extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew. Nonetheless, Haiti’s humanitarian issues are reaching crisis levels with thousands of people internally displaced.Meanwhile, there are continuing discussions about potential foreign intervention to help quell the violence. The move has met reticence from many Haitians, who have decried past failures by the United Nations and the United States in the country.
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