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At least 3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence: UN

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meets with Kenya's President William Ruto (L) on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York on September 26, 2024. [AFP]

More than 3,600 people have been killed this year in the "senseless" gang violence ravaging Haiti, the United Nations said on Friday.

The Western Hemisphere's poorest country has plunged into virtual anarchy, with gangs taking over the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the security and health systems collapsing.

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