António Guterres visited Port-au-Prince to address the severe gang violence crisis that has claimed thousands of lives this year.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped. <img alt="UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres greets soldiers from Chad at a base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 16, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5652x3768+0+0/resize/5652x3768!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff6%2Fd2%2Ffe47...