Haiti: BINUH Reports Over 1,100 Dead and 440 Injured in Two Months

Violence linked to armed gangs has resulted in 1,123 deaths and 440 injuries in Haiti between July and early October, according to a report by the UN Secretary-General presented on Monday, October 19, 2026, to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) Carlos Ruiz Massieu. Despite the intensification of security forces operations, armed groups continue to target the population and extend their attacks to rural areas. The report also noted that 689 women and girls were raped by gangs in July and August, with 87% occurring during gang rapes. It also emphasized that operations by security forces are associated with 808 people killed or injured since early July, including 148 without links to gangs. Furthermore, nearly 1.5 million people have fled their homes due to the violence, including more than 740,000 children.