State of Emergency Declared in Three Departments Until December 18, 2026

Three months of state of emergency declared in the departments of Ouest, Artibonite, and Centre to combat insecurity. This brings the total number of states of emergency declared in thirteen months to three.<\/i><\/p>

The government has established a state of emergency in the departments of Ouest, Artibonite, and Centre for a period of three (3) months, from September 18 to December 18, 2026. To justify this decision, the government cites, among other things, "the criminal actions of armed gangs, followed by civil war and genocide," as