2026-01-23

Approximately 6000 people displaced in Port-au-Prince since 6 January bringing national internally displaced total to 1.4 million. Medecins Sans Frontieres suspended Bel-Air operations after facility caught in crossfire on 6 January with one ex-volunteer killed. Only 10 percent of health facilities with hospital capacity remain fully operational while 4.9 million require emergency medical assistance. Police operations using drones and heavy demolition equipment achieved tactical gains but at significant collateral cost to civilian infrastructure. Displacement surges create acute protection risks including sexual violence and child exploitation in contexts with weak institutional oversight. The operational intensity occurs during the final days before the 7 February mandate expiration complicating humanitarian coordination continuity.