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UN Rights Chief Warns Haiti "on the Verge of An Abyss"

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid continuing gang warfare and a vacuum of law and order, Haiti is “on the verge of an abyss” said the United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday, warning that any hope of a sustainable recovery requires “urgent and sustained action” to tackle the root causes of the overlapping crises afflicting the island nation.

Gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, forced nearly 8,500 women and children to flee their homes in just two weeks. (UN photo)
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