A woman sits while sheltering from the rain at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is serving as a shelter for people displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 13, 2025. REUTERS
People stand at the Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats party headquarters, which shelters people displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 13, 2025. REUTERS
A girl tries to get flood water out of her shack at the Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats party headquarters, which shelters people displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 13, 2025. REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s transitional presidential council has approved on Monday an exceptional “war time budget” to address what it called a security and social emergency as armed gangs have taken control of nearly all of the capital and surrounding areas.
The 36 billion gourdes ($275.86 million) budget will be used to boost security forces, secure the border and support social programs, the council said in a statement.
Reporting by Harold Issac; Writing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Editing by Anthony Esposito
