UN BINUH Q1 2026 Report: 1,642 Killed and 745 Injured in Haiti January–March 2026

The UN BINUH office released its Q1 2026 violence and casualties report around May 8, 2026, documenting at least 1,642 people killed and 745 injured in Haiti during January through March 2026. The report underscores that gang violence is spreading significantly beyond Port-au-Prince into the Artibonite and Centre departments. Gangs now control an estimated 80%+ of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, with the ongoing Viv Ansanm coalition offensive extending territorial control along Route Nationale 1 into the Artibonite. The Q1 2026 death toll follows the already-catastrophic figures from the OHCHR's March 24, 2026 report covering March 2025–January 2026, which documented 5,519 killed and 2,608 injured over that ten-month window. The rapid pace of violence in Q1 2026 signals that 2026 is tracking to equal or exceed 2024's record toll (5,600+ killed) at an annualized rate of approximately 6,500–7,000 deaths if the pace continues. The report coincides with the formal conclusion of the Kenyan-led MSS mission and the GSF's advance force of ~545 personnel continuing joint operations with the Haitian National Police — well below the 5,500-person authorized ceiling.