With Haiti's main port closed and gangs ruling the capital, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated further according to the UN.
Up to 3,000 pregnant women in Haiti risk losing access to crucial health care, the UN warned Friday, as humanitarian conditions in capital Port-au-Prince continued to deteriorate. Gang violence engulfed the long-troubled Caribbean nation and the main port remained closed, prompting warnings from aid groups of a shortage of medical facilities and staff.
The gangs, along with some ordinary Haitians, are seeking the resignation of Henry, who was due to leave office in February but instead agreed to a power-sharing deal with the opposition until new elections are held. Henry was in Kenya when the violence broke out and has since been unable to return to Haiti, reportedly stranded instead in Puerto Rico.