00:00A new wave of violence generated by armed criminal groups spread through Haiti on Monday
00:05amid great political instability that culminated in the replacement of Prime Minister Guéric
00:11O'Neill.
00:12See the details in the following report by our colleague Charlotte Dafoe.
00:21Empty streets, silent schools, closed stores – Port-au-Prince residents woke up on Monday
00:26with the warning to stay at home, as gunfire began to reverberate in several neighbourhoods
00:31of the city.
00:33In the afternoon, a Spirit Airlines commercial flight was hit by gunfire and had to divert
00:38its route, which led to the suspension of air traffic over the capital.
00:42This explosion of violence occurred on the day of the nomination of the new Prime Minister,
00:47Alex Didier Fils-Aimé.
00:49In his first speech, Fils-Aimé stressed the urgency of resolving the problems of insecurity
00:54and freedom of movement in the country.
01:04The first essential task that will determine the success of the transition is to re-establish
01:12the security of people, property and infrastructure, food security and freedom of movement throughout
01:21the country.
01:25The United Nations, for their part, called on the country's political forces to overcome
01:28their differences and move towards the restoration of order.
01:31They also called on member states to collaborate with security operations on the island.
01:34The first remains a critical to that end.
01:38The Secretary General appeals to all member states to sustain and increase their security
01:43support for Haiti, including through multi-national security support mission, ensuring that it
01:49receives the financial support it needs to successfully implement its mandate and expand
01:54deployment and operations.
01:56In the latest political developments, the Secretary General urges all Haitian stakeholders
02:02to work constructively together to advance the political transition, as agreed upon on
02:07March 11 in Jamaica.
02:09A third and a half of armed gang members are children under the age of 18.
02:18According to the UN, armed gangs now control up to 85% of the capital, imposing a climate
02:23of terror on the population and making the country's democratic transition impossible.
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