U.N. condemns reported massacre in Haiti that left more than 40 dead

14/9/2025 5:52

The United Nations Secretary-General

condemned on Saturday the reported killing of at least 40 people

during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of

Haiti’s capital.



Local media in Haiti widely reported that the attack took

place on Thursday night in Labodrie, another sign of escalating

gang violence that has spread outside the capital.



“The Secretary-General is alarmed by the levels of violence

rocking Haiti and urges the Haitian authorities to ensure that

perpetrators of these and all other human rights abuses and

violations are brought to justice,” the United Nations said in a

statement.



A spokesperson for the National Police declined to comment

on the alleged killings.



Local media in Haiti reported that gangs set Labodrie on

fire after the killing of a local gang leader who goes by the

name Vladimir. He was a member of a gang alliance known as Viv

Ansanm that the U.S. declared a terrorist organization in May.



The U.S. State Department said the Viv Ansanm alliance is

among the primary causes of instability and violence in Haiti.

Its members have taken control of large swaths of the capital

Port-au-Prince and spread to surrounding areas.