The New York City Bar Presents Crisis in Haiti: The Plague of Escalating Violence

What is plaguing Haiti? Haiti’s political instability has simmered since the slaying of Jovenel Moïse, who had faced opposition protests calling for his resignation over corruption charges and claims that his five-year term had ended. With global inflation soaring, Haiti has been hit hard and is in desperate need of aid. This panel will address the current ongoing crisis in Haiti and present sustainable measures of remedial action to be taken to ease tensions and to ward off gang violence, poverty and degradation of society in general. The panel will offer policy prescriptions on how Haiti can potentially tackle these challenges.