The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation.

Gang violence in Haiti drove a record of more than 1 million people from their homes last year, the United Nations said

Some Haitian Canadians are feeling stress and hopelessness after the United Nations migration agency reported more than one million people — a record number — have been displaced within the Caribbean nation.

Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. View on euronews

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people.

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 were injured or abducted,