Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The US is removing all workers of the US government from Haiti, with the exception of emergency personnel and their families, due to the rapidly worsening security situation in the nation. This is revealed by a travel advisory that was updated yesterday (local time).
To US residents specifically, the State Department added: "Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor medical care." Those already present should travel "as soon as possible" using commercial or private transportation.
On the island of Hispaniola, Haiti is situated halfway between North and South America. On the eastern side of the island sits the Dominican Republic. The most impoverished nation in North America is Haiti. It has endured corruption, bloodshed, and natural calamities for many years.
The trickle of development aid has been going to Haiti ever since the horrific earthquake in 2010 that claimed more than 220,000 lives. Additionally, Port-au-Prince's capital is being viciously fought over by gangs as it descends further and farther into anarchy. Nearly half of Haiti's eleven million people, according to the UN, experience severe hunger.
Since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated over two years ago, an interim administration has been in charge. She requested assistance from the UN through an international armed force, but this has not yet materialized.