US Senate: 4,384 killed in Haiti and 90% of the capital controlled by gangs

The entrepreneur also noted that gangs control about 90% of the capital. He stated that they are expanding their influence into Artibonite, Centre, and Nord-Ouest. This information was presented to a Senate subcommittee responsible for foreign aid appropriations.

The number of internally displaced persons has doubled in one year to reach 1.4 million individuals, more than half of whom are children. Only 20 to 40% of health facilities are functioning properly, and less than 10% of hospitals are operating normally.

The entrepreneur proposed four recommendations to the U.S. Senate: fund secure humanitarian corridors through local organizations, dedicate specific resources to protecting displaced women and children, integrate security measures with food, clean water, and medical aid distributions, and request regular reports on the use of American funds.

He also estimated that approximately 6.4 million Haitians require urgent humanitarian assistance. Holmes criticized the low effectiveness of hundreds of millions of dollars invested in Haitian security over the past two decades.