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UN aid chief: Gangs control about 60% of Haiti’s capital

FILE - G9 coalition gang members ride a motorcycle through the Wharf Jeremy street market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2021. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) FILE - Children sleep on the floor of a school turned into a shelter after they were forced to leave their homes in Cite Soleil due to clashes between armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 23, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.(AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) FILE - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during a ceremony in memory of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise at the National Pantheon Museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 7, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) FILE - A man shows journalists how his home was set on fire during clashes between armed gangs in the Butte Boyer neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 13, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) FILE - A protester carries a piece of wood simulating a weapon during a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in the Petion-Ville area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 3, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) FILE - Residents who were displaced from their homes due to clashes between armed gangs in La Plaine, are examined at a mobile medical clinic in the Tabare neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 13, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti's capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)