UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The United Nations on Friday said that the humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with new displacements recorded across several departments.

“More than 2,600 people have been displaced in the Artibonite department following clashes between armed groups last week. That is what the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is telling us,” UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told the daily news briefing.

Dujarric said more than three-quarters of the displaced sought refuge in the commune of Marchand Dessalines and that “continuing violence in Artibonite is raising serious protection concerns”.