There is a lot of political unrest in Haiti at the moment. The U.S. has recently pledged an additional $100 million to Haiti’s security force to help them control the spiraling gang violence in the country. The online survey app, Real Research, revealed that 81% of the respondents were aware of the political unrest in Haiti, and 19% were not aware.

Highlights:

  • 75.46% think it is essential for the UN to intervene in Haiti’s political crisis
  • 69.52% think other countries should provide a safe haven for Haitian refugees. 
  • The U.S. should stop interfering with the affairs of other countries, according to 63.48%.

Political Unrest in Haiti

A survey on the political unrest in Haiti was conducted after Haiti’s government extended a state emergency until April 3 in the Quest Department as the gang violence in the country continues. 65.32% think that this action by the government could control gang violence, and 34.68% do not think so.

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Figure 1: Respondents thoughts on the state of emergency controlling gang violence in Haiti

Instability in Haiti

As the political unrest in Haiti continues to escalate, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, called for the urgent deployment of a security force to back up Haitian authorities. 75.46% think that it is essential for the UN to intervene, and 24.54% do not think so.

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Figure 2: Respondents thoughts about the UN intervening in the crisis in Haiti

Instability in Haiti

As the political unrest in Haiti continues to escalate, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, called for the urgent deployment of a security force to back up Haitian authorities. 75.46% think that it is essential for the UN to intervene, and 24.54% do not think so.

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Figure 3: People’s thoughts on other countries providing a safe haven for Haitian refugees

In addition, Haitians claim that the root cause of the gang-led violence was the constant meddling of the international community, making the people of Haiti powerless. 63.48% of the respondents think countries like the U.S. need to stop interfering with other countries’ affairs, and 36.52% do not think so.

Methodology

 
Survey TitlePolitical Unrest in Haiti
DurationMarch 17 – March 24, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.