The United Nations announced on Monday, Nov. 18, it will resume aid flights to Hait on Wednesday, Nov. 20. This comes about a week after three commercial planes were hit by gang gunfire that led to a pause in commercial flights to the island nation.
As Straight Arrow News reported last week, the United States announced a pause to all flights into Haiti for at least 30 days after bullets hit three commercial flights.
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Armed gangs also reportedly opened fire on a U.N. helicopter and U.S. Embassy truck in Haiti last month.
Haiti’s government restarted helicopter services on Monday, Nov. 18 as it transported three government officials following the ousting and appointment of a new prime minister.
Despite certain flights resuming, most parts of Port-au-Prince remain under gang control, as criminal organizations gain ground in the capital.
The rising violence has dealt a blow to a U.N.-backed international mission to reestablish control of the capital and ease delays of U.N. aid.
The agency says only 20% of the capital is accessible to aid workers and estimated on Sunday, Nov. 17, that more than 20,000 Haitians were displaced over four days. Half of the 20,000 displaced were children and many now face disease and hunger.
The U.N. warns that without more international support “the suffering will worsen exponentially” for Haitians.
