2020 in Haiti
overview of Haiti-related events during the year of 2020
Events in the year 2020 in Haiti.
Incumbents
President: Jovenel Moïse
Prime Minister: Fritz-William Michel (acting)
Events
February
February 13 – Fifteen children die in a fire in an orphanage in Kenscoff, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest Department.
February 23 – Police in Port-au-Prince violently protest against money being spent on a carnaval celebrations instead of their salaries.
April
April 6 – Haiti has community transmission of the coronavirus.
April 9 – Many Haitians flee the Dominican Republic due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic.
April 13 – A historical landmark church inside Haiti's UNESCO World Heritage site, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Milot, is destroyed in a fire.
April 20 – Haiti reopens factories; the country reports 40 COVID-19 cases and three deaths.
April 21 – Haiti and Mexico have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States.
May
May 8 – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti calls for immediate action to address health and humanitarian needs, alongside ongoing efforts to promote sustainable development and resilience to future shocks. The organization warns that the COVID-19 pandemic may increase poverty in a country where four million people need urgent food assistance, and at least one million are suffering from severe hunger.
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