UN / HAITI UPDATE

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that the humanitarian situation in the department of Artibonite in Haiti is deteriorating quickly as armed groups expand their control in several communes, further restricting UN access. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:10
• Production Date: 17 December 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: HAITI
• MAMS Id: 3517907
• Parent Id: 3517907
• Alternate Title: unifeed251217f

Description

STORY: UN / HAITI UPDATE
TRT: 1:10
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 17 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

17 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“From Haiti, our colleagues at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs are warning that the humanitarian situation in the department of Artibonite is deteriorating quickly as armed groups expand their control in several communes, further restricting our access. On December 15th, local sources reported that 6 people were killed and others wounded following an armed attack in the commune of Verette. Houses and agricultural storage facilities were reportedly set on fire. People were forced to flee, though figures are not yet available. The assailants also attempted to set fire to the Albert Schweitzer Haiti Hospital – a major medical institution in Verette – but were repelled by security forces in the area. Two weeks earlier, more than 11,000 people were displaced in the same department following attacks in the communes of L’Estère, Pont-Sondé, Descordes and Liancourt. OCHA continues to closely monitor the situation, and the UN and our partners are mobilized to deliver aid as soon as security conditions permit.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that the humanitarian situation in the department of Artibonite in Haiti is deteriorating quickly as armed groups expand their control in several communes, further restricting UN access.

UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters today (17 Dec) that on December 15th, local sources reported that 6 people were killed and others wounded following an armed attack in the commune of Verette.

“Houses and agricultural storage facilities were reportedly set on fire. People were forced to flee, though figures are not yet available. The assailants also attempted to set fire to the Albert Schweitzer Haiti Hospital – a major medical institution in Verette – but were repelled by security forces in the area,” Haq said.

The Deputy Spokesperson also said, “Two weeks earlier, more than 11,000 people were displaced in the same department following attacks in the communes of L’Estère, Pont-Sondé, Descordes and Liancourt.”

Haq conclude, “OCHA continues to closely monitor the situation, and the UN and our partners are mobilized to deliver aid as soon as security conditions permit.”