The highly anticipated Haitian presidential transition council was officially created on Friday. The formation of this body will attempt to restore public order and stability in the country plagued by gang violence.
The council is not yet formally in charge of the country and Ariel Henry “will present the resignation of his government following the appointment of a new prime minister” The poor Caribbean country has suffered from chronic political instability for decades. Nearly 100,000 people have fled the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince in one month to seek shelter from escalating gang attacks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday, citing data collection at the most used bus stations. According to this data, the majority (63%) of those who fled the capital were already internally displaced, often having first taken refuge with relatives. Some had even already been moved twice, three times, or more, according to the IOM, which noted that these figures do not necessarily reflect the entire flow, as some displaced people do not pass through the data collection points.