UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support
2 months ago

UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital Port-au-Prince leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the country’s beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report released to coincide with a Security Council meeting Wednesday on the deteriorating situation in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country that “time is of the essence.” Further delays in providing the police with additional officers for the multinational force trying to curb gang violence or additional bilateral assistance “carry the risk of a catastrophic collapse of national security institutions,” he said. He told the Security Council: “We must urgently do everything in our power to prevent such an outcome.” Kenya is leading the multinational police force and 217 additional officers arrived over the weekend bringing its total deployment to more than 600, below the 1,000 officers the country’s president pledged. Haiti’s Foreign Minister Jean-Victor Harvel Jean Baptiste reiterated the government’s request to transform the underfunded multinational police force into a U.N. peacekeeping mission, which he told the council is crucial to respond to the country’s challenges and threats, He echoed Guterres, saying gang violence, massacres and kidnappings pose “an existential threat” to the safety and security of Haitians — and threaten “the very survival of our state.” Guterres said he is “appalled at the brutality and scale of the violence” committed by the gangs, citing reports of sexual violence including collective rape and recruitment of children.

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Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital as police vow to hold them back
1 week, 6 days ago

Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital as police vow to hold them back

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful gang coalition has launched new attacks on Haiti’s capital, driving dozens of families from homes as police vowed Wednesday to hold the gunmen back. “They’re trying to take more areas, but police are there, making sure that doesn’t happen,” Lionel Lazarre, deputy spokesman for Haiti’s National Police, told a press conference. He said police have …

US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
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2 weeks ago

US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Tuesday extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence, which the U.N.’s human rights expert on the Caribbean nation said is more dire than ever. William O’Neill, the U.N. human rights commissioner’s expert on Haiti, who just visited the country for the fourth time since …

New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council as violence persists
2 weeks, 4 days ago

New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council as violence persists

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence. Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor, replaces Leslie Voltaire in the rotating presidency of the transitional presidential council, formed in 2024 after a violent gang siege of …

UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP
3 weeks, 6 days ago

UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is proposing opening a U.N. office that would provide drones, fuel, ground and air transportation and other non-lethal support to a Kenyan-led mission in Haiti struggling to fight gangs, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. “I am convinced that the phased approach of the United Nations’ support… …

Gangs launch a new and deadly attack on Haiti’s capital as dozens flee
1 month ago

Gangs launch a new and deadly attack on Haiti’s capital as dozens flee

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, killing an unknown number of civilians in what used to be a peaceful neighborhood. “Look, a lot of people are victims,” he said, adding that it’s difficult to find refuge from a gang attack. You run to the left, you are blocked.” In the past month, gang …

A police union in Haiti demands more protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer
1 month ago

A police union in Haiti demands more protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian police officers Monday demanded better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan police officer who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. About two dozen civilian protesters cheered on the union leader, with some holding signs that said, “We deserve security.” The demands come a …

Lack of accountability while corruption cost billions: Report exposes USAID role in Haiti
1 month ago

Lack of accountability while corruption cost billions: Report exposes USAID role in Haiti

Op India  

USAID has come under significant scrutiny for its shady operations and providing financial assistance to jihadis and other vested interests in order to meddle in different countries, including India, and advance American interests around the world. Paul Vallas, who was invited by then-Haitian President Rene Preval to help in rebuilding the country after the devastating 2010 earthquake, provided first-hand experience …

Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti
1 month ago

Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said he would request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling to fight violent gangs. It added that Haiti’s transitional presidential council “remains committed to resolving this crisis and moving towards constitutional reforms, the organization of general …

Police in Haiti name former senator among suspects facing arrest over deadly gang attacks
1 month, 1 week ago

Police in Haiti name former senator among suspects facing arrest over deadly gang attacks

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Authorities in Haiti have issued more than a dozen arrest warrants against suspects accused of backing gang members that have been attacking a peaceful community near the capital for the past three weeks. Dozens of people have been killed in Kenscoff this month, including three police officers and one soldier, police spokesman Lionel Lazarre said Tuesday at …

Children in Haiti victimised by gang violence, forced rape, death: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Children in Haiti victimised by gang violence, forced rape, death: report

The Hindu  

Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International. Amnesty International said many of those interviewed “scoffed at the idea of reporting their attacks to authorities.” A 16-year-old girl who was abducted and raped …

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
1 month, 1 week ago

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International. Amnesty International said the children “had no choice, and that their involvement was predominantly out of hunger or fear.” Nearly …

Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns
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1 month, 1 week ago

Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns

Al Jazeera  

Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs. Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children and targeting them with violence and sexual assault, Amnesty International said in a report detailing the effects of the long-running civil unrest ravaging the Caribbean nation. A report published on Wednesday estimates that more …

New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A fourth contingent of Kenyan police arrived Thursday in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns over a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed mission. “We are reaching close to our full strength so the mission can start giving results,” Godfrey Otunge, the mission’s force commander, said as he greeted the …

US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday. The mission works alongside Haiti’s National Police, which is severely underfunded and understaffed and has received millions of dollars from the U.S. …

Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that’s home to the country’s elite
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that’s home to the country’s elite

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals, and police have demanded help repelling the assault that has killed at least 40 people. “It’s been eight days since Kenscoff has been under attack,” Mayor Jean Massillon told The Associated Press on …

Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
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2 months ago

Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

Associated Press  

ROME — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. “Trump said that Haiti is a ‘shithole,’ so I don’t think he will care about Haiti,” Voltaire said, noting that thousands of people are already being repatriated from the Dominican Republic every …

Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
2 months ago

Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

LA Times  

Leslie Voltaire, the president of Haiti’s Transition Council, talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome on Saturday. The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. “Trump said that Haiti is a ‘shithole,’ so I don’t think he will care …

Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short: UN chief
2 months ago

Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short: UN chief

Raw Story  

Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission there, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday. More money, equipment and personnel are needed for the Kenya-led international force, Guterres said, adding that any further delays risk the "catastrophic" collapse of Haiti's security institutions …

Haiti gang violence: Kenya to send 200 more police officers to bolster its forces in island nation
2 months, 1 week ago

Haiti gang violence: Kenya to send 200 more police officers to bolster its forces in island nation

Firstpost  

The 217 officers will reinforce the first batch of 400 officers who were deployed last year to the Caribbean nation to restore peace. Gang violence killed at least 5,601 people in Haiti in 2024 Kenya said Saturday it was sending another 217 police officers to Haiti to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island. …

Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It’s tripled over the past year
2 months, 1 week ago

Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It’s tripled over the past year

Associated Press  

GENEVA — 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. “The latest data reveals that 1,041,000 people, many displaced multiple times, are struggling amidst an intensifying humanitarian crisis,” the Geneva-based agency said in a statement. …

Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence, says UN
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence, says UN

The Hindu  

Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year — over 1,000 more than in 2023 — while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United Nations said Tuesday. “These figures alone cannot capture the absolute horrors being perpetrated in Haiti but they show the unremitting violence to which people are being subjected,” UN rights chief Volker …

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. “Everybody was running for their lives the night we had to leave.” Last year’s victims include more than 200 people killed in early December in a gang-controlled slum, many of …

Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN

Al Jazeera  

More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to soaring levels of gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said. In a statement released on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned the “absolute horrors” faced by the population of the Caribbean country noting rights abuses and corruption are also …

The U.N. says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The U.N. says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

LA Times  

Wounded journalists and others sit at a public hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after a Christmas Eve attack by gang members that left two journalists and a police officer dead. More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. Among the victims are …

Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government’s fight against violent gangs that have upended daily life for millions in the Caribbean country. The deployment of around 75 security officers, mostly from Guatemala, was greeted Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince by the Kenyan commander of …

Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs

CNN  

CNN — Security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National Police announced. The dignitaries included the leader of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council Leslie Voltaire, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the United States Ambassador to Haiti Dennis Hankins. The troops …

UN Security Council voices 'deep concern' over deteriorating crises in Haiti
3 months ago

UN Security Council voices 'deep concern' over deteriorating crises in Haiti

China Daily  

Women carry their belongings as they flee homes following the armed gangs violence over the weekend in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dec 9, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed "deep concern" over the deteriorating crises in Haiti, condemning the continued gang violence and calling for solidarity with the Haitian people. In a press statement, the members of …

UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
3 months ago

UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in Haiti, and called on officials to bring the perpetrators to justice. Integrated Office in Haiti said in a report published on Monday that between Dec. 6 and 11 more than …

UN raises death toll to 207 for Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital
3 months ago

UN raises death toll to 207 for Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this month, rights groups said over 100 were killed in a slum neighbourhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince. “We cannot pretend that nothing happened,” said María Isabel Salvador, the UN secretary-general’s special representative in Haiti. The UN Security Council issued a statement on Monday condemning the latest gang killings and expressing their “deep concern” over the crisis in Haiti, highlighting …

Haiti’s ‘vodou’ murders: Why did a gang kill nearly 200 people?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s ‘vodou’ murders: Why did a gang kill nearly 200 people?

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 200 people have been killed in Haiti over claims of “witchcraft”. The massacre was “orchestrated by the leader of a powerful gang” in Cite Soleil, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva on Monday. On Sunday, two local human rights organisations identified that gang leader as Jean Monel Felix, who also goes by the …

Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang leader accused of killing more than 100 people in Haiti’s capital to avenge his son’s death was still persecuting residents on Tuesday, according to a rare witness account. Mackenson Cangé, whose father was among the victims, told Magik9 radio station that residents in the gang-controlled area said gunmen were still hunting down older people and …

Haiti gang kills 180 people, mostly elderly, over suspicion of black magic
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti gang kills 180 people, mostly elderly, over suspicion of black magic

India Today  

Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil area, Haiti's prime minister's office said on Monday, after attacks that an NGO said were ordered by a gang leader who suspected his child had been made ill using witchcraft. The National Human Rights Defense Network, an NGO in Haiti that monitors state institutions and promotes human rights …

Haiti gang kills 184 people over witchcraft accusation, UN says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti gang kills 184 people over witchcraft accusation, UN says

Al Jazeera  

The killings are a personal vendetta of a gang boss who believes witchcraft caused his son’s death, rights groups say. At least 184 people were killed over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, the United Nations says, with human rights groups attributing the killings to a personal vendetta by a local gang leader. Haiti’s government …

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of violence the officers face almost daily in Port-au-Prince. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A Kenyan police officer part of a UN-backed multinational force runs …

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan …

Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages

Al Jazeera  

Kenyan-led force hits back after report states that nearly 20 officers have resigned from the force due to unpaid wages. A United Nations-backed security mission to Haiti, led by Kenyan forces, has denied reports that some of its officers have gone months without pay. In a statement on Friday, the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti said that it “categorically …

The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
4 months ago

The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past year, according to a report released Monday by UNICEF. Currently, between 30% to 50% of all gang members in the violence-wracked country are children, according to the U.N. “This is a very concerning trend,” …

UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
4 months ago

UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’

Al Jazeera  

Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and United Nations agencies to evacuate the capital amid gang-fuelled violence. “The critical humanitarian programmes in Port-au-Prince as well as support for the Haitian people and authorities continue.” Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, also announced late last week that it was suspending critical care in Port-au-Prince as it …

Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN
4 months ago

Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN

Al Jazeera  

Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report. “Children in Haiti are trapped in a vicious cycle – recruited into the very armed groups that are fueling their desperation, and the numbers are growing,” said UNICEF executive director and Inter-Agency Standing Committee principal advocate for Haiti, Catherine Russell. “This unacceptable trend must …

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
4 months ago

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign, plunging Haiti into an unprecedented crisis. Share Share Copy …

Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
4 months ago

Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages

Al Jazeera  

Many Haitian children face the stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them. Yet for Haiti’s children — the millions caught in the crossfire, no longer able to attend school, or pushed to join the armed gangs amid crippling poverty — the situation is especially dire. The UN’s humanitarian agency said these kids …

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
4 months ago

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into a U.N. peacekeeping mission. “Deploying a peacekeeping operation at this time is nothing more than putting peacekeepers into the front line of the battles with gangs.” The multinational force was supposed to …

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
4 months ago

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Deploying a peacekeeping operation at this time is nothing …

At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN
4 months ago

At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN official warns millions of Haitians ‘being held hostage’ amid a surge in gang-related violence in the Haitian capital. At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge in gang violence. “Port-au-Prince’s estimated four million people are practically being held hostage as gangs now …

UN chief alarmed by escalating violence in Haiti: Spokesperson
4 months ago

UN chief alarmed by escalating violence in Haiti: Spokesperson

China Daily  

A woman carries a piece of furniture on her head while fleeing her neighbourhood following gang attacks that sparked a violent civilian response, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov 19, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed gangs are reported to be gaining ground in the capital Port-au-Prince, his spokesperson said …

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
4 months, 1 week ago

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

Associated Press  

UNITED NATiONS — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that shut all air traffic to the capital of Port-au-Prince this week. The U.S. proposed a U.N. peacekeeping mission in early September as one way to secure regular funding for the …

Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil
4 months, 1 week ago

Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Masses of residents fled a …

US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs
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4 months, 1 week ago

US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country. Dujarric warned that cutting off flights would mean “limiting the flow of humanitarian aid and humanitarian personnel into the country.” …

Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
5 months ago

Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Haiti's police union said on its social media channels …

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