The number of Haitians who have fled their homes because of gang violence has tripled in the last year to over one million people, the UN said on Tuesday.

Gang violence in Haiti drove a record of more than 1 million people from their homes last year, the United Nations said

Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence. The U.N.

Access to health care and the safety of those who provide it are clearly at great risk in Haiti,” O’Neill said.

Haiti needs sustained humanitarian assistance right now to save and protect lives,' says director general of International Organization for Migration - Anadolu Ajansı

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people.

Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. View on euronews

Some Haitian Canadians are feeling stress and hopelessness after the United Nations migration agency reported more than one million people — a record number — have been displaced within the Caribbean nation.

In Port-au-Prince alone, where the largest number of homeless are located, displacement has nearly doubled, rising by 87% fueled by relentless gang violence, the collapse of essential services, particularly healthcare,

The UN migration agency reports a large-scale internal displacement crisis in Haiti, driven by severe gang violence. Over a million Haitians have been displaced, marking a three-fold increase. The situation is compounded by mass deportations and insufficient security measures.

Despite a Kenyan-led police support mission, backed by the United States and the UN, violence in Haiti has continued to burgeon. Last week, the UN rights office said soaring gang violence in Haiti ...