Is there a solution? Haiti’s capital has been paralysed by gang violence amid an acute security crisis which has its roots in a 200-year-old conflict. Some think it is time for the international community to step up.
Haiti ‘like a scene from Mad Max’ says UN boss
Carnage: Bodies lie in the streets of Haiti as gangs attack wealthy areas. Glossary
displaced - Forced to leave their homes
Flourished - Grew in a healthy way.
Caribbean - The region made up of the Caribbean Sea and its islands, including the West Indies.
Colonial - When a region or country is controlled politically by another.
Reparations - Providing payment to make amends for a wrongdoing.
Dictatorships - A form of government in which one person possesses all the power without any limits.
Western Hemisphere - The half of the world that lies west of the prime (Greenwich) meridian and includes North and South America, the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the majority of the Atlantic Ocean.
beacon - A source of light or inspiration
Self-determination - The right of a people to choose their political status without interference from others.
oppression - Long-lasting cruel or unjust treatment
revenues - Earned money or income
recall - bring an event back to people's minds