On the island, the state seems to have lost all control. Cities, including the capital Port-au-Prince, have descended into security and political chaos. Violence has worsened since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

How to get out of this impasse? We talk to Ulrika Richardson, Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and Resident Coordinator in Haiti.

In Haiti, the average life expectancy at birth is just over 63 years, according to the latest United Nations estimates. This is below the global average life expectancy of about 71 years.

In a documentary published in November 2022, "Haiti, in the hell of gangs", Chloé Lauvergnier of the editorial staff of the Observers returns to the story of two sisters who died far too young.

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