Haiti on brink of collapse, famine as the rule of criminal gangs spreads
Escalating violence prompts U.N. condemnation as lawless gangs terrorize and displace thousands and impede aid.
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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