Access to a crucial supply port in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, has been cut off due to attacks by armed gangs, operator Caribbean Port Services (CPS) announced on Thursday. CPS stated that it would "shut its barriers to all types of land-based traffic from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29," aiming to provide an opportunity for the army and national police to secure the area. A shipping official informed Reuters this week that vessels have been targeted with gunfire, hindering their ability to dock and unload containers. Authorities have also reported the kidnapping of two Filipino crew members from a cargo ship within the port. Haitian leaders, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly this week, have expressed grave concerns about the escalating insecurity in the Caribbean nation, even with the partial deployment of a UN-backed security force whose initial mandate is set to expire in less than a week. Powerful gangs, heavily armed with weapons predominantly trafficked from the United States, have formed a unified alliance in the capital, now dominating most of the city and extending their influence to surrounding regions. Over 700,000 people have been displaced internally, a figure that has nearly doubled in the past six months. Many are living in makeshift camps within schools, lacking a stable income as food prices surge and hunger rates climb. Haiti's transition council president, Edgard Leblanc Fils, declared to the UN General Assembly, "This situation is not just a humanitarian emergency but it is a threat to the stability of our nation."