As Haiti descends deeper into anarchy, the United Nations is condemning the violence while looking for ways to help a country with no functioning government reign in out-of-control criminal gangs and deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the tens of thousands of displaced and hungry men, women and children caught up in the brutal chaos.
In a span of just one week, more than 15,000 Haitians were uprooted from their homes while lawless gangs continued to terrorize the people, ravage the economy, block the roadways and loot the impoverished Caribbean nation’s main port, putting food imports, humanitarian aid and valuable fuel supplies at risk.
